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Humpback whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Description:

Black on the top, white underneath. The small dorsal fin is set far back. The flippers are long; on third of the bosy lenght, black on the top and white underneath, with serrated leading edges.( Smithers' mammals of southern africa a field guide. fourth edition)

Habitat:

coastal waters when migrating

Notes:

It was bigger than it seems, but I had to crop the photo because my brother was standing right in front of me :)

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5 Comments

AdrianoZaniniAstaldi
AdrianoZaniniAstaldi 10 years ago

Thankyou outsidegirl :D

outsidegirl0
outsidegirl0 10 years ago

love it!

AdrianoZaniniAstaldi
AdrianoZaniniAstaldi 10 years ago

Thankyou :)

jaymiesjarvis
jaymiesjarvis 10 years ago

wow!!!

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

love the ship in the backround ;) like, PHOTOBOMB!!!!!!!!!!!

Swakopmund, Erongo Region, Namibia

Spotted on Jul 7, 2010
Submitted on Sep 9, 2012

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