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humpback whale
noun
: a large baleen whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) that is black above and white below and has very long flippers, and fleshy tubercles along the snout
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Tests confirmed high levels of the toxin in a humpback whale that stranded in Huntington Beach in January and in a minke whale that died in Long Beach Harbor in April.
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
The algae has killed sea lions, dolphins and now whales, including a humpback whale and a minke whale, McClatchy News reported.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The cause of death of a juvenile humpback whale stranded on Huntington Beach on Jan. 24 and a minke whale stranded on Long Beach on April 6 was determined to be domoic acid toxicosis, necropsies performed by the Pacific Marine Mammal Center and the Ocean Animal Response & Research Alliance found.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2025
From July to November, humpback whales migrate to The Islands of Tahiti to reproduce and care for their young, but swimming with them is only allowed from August to mid-November.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
The algae has killed sea lions, dolphins and now whales, including a humpback whale and a minke whale, McClatchy News reported.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The cause of death of a juvenile humpback whale stranded on Huntington Beach on Jan. 24 and a minke whale stranded on Long Beach on April 6 was determined to be domoic acid toxicosis, necropsies performed by the Pacific Marine Mammal Center and the Ocean Animal Response & Research Alliance found.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2025
From July to November, humpback whales migrate to The Islands of Tahiti to reproduce and care for their young, but swimming with them is only allowed from August to mid-November.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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