A humpback whale has been captured frolicking in the waters off the coast of Hawke’s Bay by a lucky fisherman. Regular boatie ...

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A humpback whale cruised incognito alongside his vessel until its slick black body shot out of the ocean like a rocket before ... which are shrimp-like crustaceans they eat by straining water through ...

Humpback Whale Jumps Out of Water Next to Tour Boat and Waves at Stunned Onlookers He added that he believed the whale was a young juvenile because he felt its smooth skin. When Breen returned to ...

"Humpback whales are a favorite of whale-watchers, as they can be found close to shore and often display activities near the surface, such as breaching (jumping out of the water) or slapping the ...

who had been desperately scanning the water for telltale bubbles from Mr Packard's oxygen respirator, hauled him back into the boat. Read more: Humpback whale gulps and spits out Cape Cod ...

In a video of the encounter, the whale can be heard belting out a string of high- and low-pitched notes for about one minute before surfacing. Scientists believe humpback whale songs — while ...

A humpback whale cruised incognito alongside his vessel until its slick black body shot out of the ocean like a ... crustaceans they eat by straining water through bristly baleen plates made ...