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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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The correspondent then takes viewers to Coiba National Park, which lies 15 miles on an island off the coast of Panama and is now in the middle of the world’s largest shark and humpback whale superhighways.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
The act was instrumental in protecting the humpback whale, one of the species most beloved by whale watchers, said Gib Brogan, senior campaign director with Oceana.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Over the course of a few months, around 40,000 humpback whales will swim down the eastern coast of Australia on their way to Antarctica, traveling more than 3,000 miles.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Earlier in the premiere, the 118 rescues hot-shot billionaire Tripp Houser (Riverdale’s Mark Consuelos) from the mouth of a humpback whale — which just skyrocketed to the top of our list of reasons to never go kayaking.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
The act was instrumental in protecting the humpback whale, one of the species most beloved by whale watchers, said Gib Brogan, senior campaign director with Oceana.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Over the course of a few months, around 40,000 humpback whales will swim down the eastern coast of Australia on their way to Antarctica, traveling more than 3,000 miles.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Earlier in the premiere, the 118 rescues hot-shot billionaire Tripp Houser (Riverdale’s Mark Consuelos) from the mouth of a humpback whale — which just skyrocketed to the top of our list of reasons to never go kayaking.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Humpback whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humpback%20whale. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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