Today's creature: The Humpback Whale 🐳 The humpback whale is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual and is the only species in the genus Megaptera. Adults range in length from 14–17 m and weigh up to 40 metric tons. The humpback has a distinctive body shape, with long pectoral fins and tubercles on its head. Humpback whales filter-feed on small crustaceans (mostly krill) and small fish. They use several techniques to help them herd, corral, and disorient prey and that can include using bubb

Have you ever seen a Brydes whale? 🎥: Ace visuals They are considered one of the "great whales," and are members of baleen whale family. They are found in warm, temperate oceans including the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. On occasian, they venture through California waters seeking anchovies! | Ocean Conservation Research - OCR

A pair of fin whales feeding in synchrony. 🎥: Mike Nulty These slender and streamlined giants can swim to speeds up to 25 mph (40 kmh), making them one of the quickest of all the whales, and earning themselves the nickname “greyhounds of the sea." Fin whales belong to the parvorder of baleen whales (Mysticeti), and are the second largest species on Earth after the blue whale! | Ocean Conservation Research - OCR

Breathtaking footage of yesterday’s Lunge Feeding Humpback Whale 🐋✨🌊 Lunge feeding is a spectacular feeding behavior exhibited by humpback whales (and some other baleen whale species). During this feeding technique, humpbacks swim toward a school of prey (like krill or small fish), opening their mouths wide to engulf large volumes of water and food. They use their baleen plates to filter out the water while retaining the prey. Lunge feeding typically occurs in a burst of speed, with the whale