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Humpback whales: Size, behavior, and threats

Humpback whales: Size, behavior, and threats

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Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz

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sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)

sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)

The largest of the toothed whales in the world are sperm whales (Physeter...

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humpback whale vocalization

Baleen whales, such as humpbacks, blow air through a U-shaped ridge of tissue at...

humpback whale call

To the human ear, the sounds produced by baleen whales are beautiful, eerie songs...

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