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

PORTLAND (WGME) -- A humpback ... the whale was found Wednesday off the coast of Cape Elizabeth. Thursday, she was towed to Portland, where crews used a boat lift to pull her out of the water.

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...