Humpback Whale Pictures

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North Pacific humpback whale showing extensive scarring, almost certainly from a boat propeller, on dorsal ridge. Maui, Hawaii, USA, Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae. Copyright Phillip Colla, Oceanlight.com

Humpback whale
North Pacific humpback whale showing extensive scarring, almost certainly from a boat propeller, on dorsal ridge. Maui, Hawaii, USA, Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae. Copyright Phillip Colla, Oceanlight.com

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Date:	16 Nov 2007
Location:	Hawaii USA
Credit:	Phillip Colla / Oceanlight.com
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