Humpback Whales

humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, adult female and pursuing male underneath blowing bubbles, note a colony of parasitic acorn barnacles, Cornula diaderma, developed under chin, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean

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Arthropoda Balaenopteridae Cirripedia Cornula diaderma Crustacea Hawaii Maxillopoda Megaptera novaeangliae Mysticeti Pacific Ocean Thecostraca Thoracia USA acorn barnacle animal arthropod baleen whale barnacle blowing blowing bubbles cetacean courting courtship crustacean emitting bubbles eye fisheye horizontal humpback whale invertebrate mammal marine mammal nature parasite parasitism rorqual symbiont symbiosis throat pleats underwater wide wide angle. wideangle wide-angle wildlife