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Humpback whales bubble-net feeding
Only a fraction of humpback whales use this remarkable social tool for rounding up herring. The whales specialize: one circles below the prey blowing a net of bubbles; another issues a terrifying scream which drives the prey together; then the group of whales lunge to the surface simultaneously with their mouths open. And these are not family groups; just folks who have decided to hunt together. And they learn it from other whales; no young are observed in this behavior. Observers said they observed the behavior at this spot, but this photo seems not to capture the moment when they all lunge together.
Humpback whales bubble-net feeding
Only a fraction of humpback whales use this remarkable social tool for rounding up herring. The whales specialize: one circles below the prey blowing a net of bubbles; another issues a terrifying scream which drives the prey together; then the group of whales lunge to the surface simultaneously with their mouths open. And these are not family groups; just folks who have decided to hunt together. And they learn it from other whales; no young are observed in this behavior. Observers said they observed the behavior at this spot, but this photo seems not to capture the moment when they all lunge together.