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Zanzibar, Tanzania - November 24, 2006: Two fishermen going fishing with fishing nets into the Indian Ocean at Kiwengwa beach.

A Humpback Whale in the Pacific Ocean, Baja California, Mexico.

Humpback Whale Jumping From Water or Breaching on a Clear Day in Banderas Bay near Puerto Vallarta Mexico in the Pacific Ocean

Tropical ocean beach with trees in costa rica

Humpback whales near icebergs from aerial view in Ilulissat, Avannaata, Greenland

Panoramic view of the beauty of Aceh's beaches

Whale. Spouting. Water. Tofino. British Columbia. Wildlife.

Photo of seagulls feeding at a rice field in the Ribatejo district.

$The humpback whale is a species of baleen whale. It is one of the larger rorqual species, with adults ranging in length from 14–17 m and weighing up to 40 metric tons. The humpback has a distinctive body shape, with long pectoral fins and a knobbly head. Humpback whales live in all oceans around the world. They travel great distances every year and have one of the longest migrations of any mammal on the planet. Some populations swim 5,000 miles from tropical breeding grounds to colder, more productive feeding grounds. Humpback whales feed on shrimp-like crustaceans (krill) and small fish, straining huge volumes of ocean water through their baleen plates, which act like a sieve.\n\nThe humpback whale gets its common name from the distinctive hump on its back. Its long pectoral fins inspired its scientific name, Megaptera, which means “big-winged” and novaeangliae, which means “New England,” in reference to the location where European whalers first encountered them. Humpback whales are a favorite of whale watchers―they are often active, jumping out of the water and slapping the surface with their pectoral fins or tails.$