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Recent Examples on the Web Two women kayaking in California got a HUGE surprise when a humpback whale breached underneath them. — Brett Harman, CNN, "8 extraordinary video moments from 2020," 30 Dec. 2020 That’s less than one-quarter of the size of a full-grown megalodon, which could grow up to 15 meters, roughly the length of a humpback whale. — Lucy Hicks, Science | AAAS, "Megalodon was a megalo-mom," 24 Nov. 2020 Two women kayaking in California got quite a surprise when a humpback whale breached directly beneath them. — Brett Harman, CNN, "Must-watch videos of the week," 6 Nov. 2020 Two kayakers were knocked into the water Monday by a humpback whale. — Anchorage Daily News, "Kayakers in California barely avoid being swallowed by a feeding humpback whale," 4 Nov. 2020 Two women received an unexpected (and dangerous) visit on Monday — from a humpback whale that overturned their kayak off the coast of California. — Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY, "Humpback whale capsizes kayak in California, officials say two women are lucky to be alive," 4 Nov. 2020 Two kayakers in the waters off a beach in California had a very close call with a humpback whale that breached and knocked them into the water on Monday. — Fox News, "Humpback whale almost swallows 2 kayakers off California coast," 3 Nov. 2020 Twice, in 1985 and 1990, a humpback whale, known as Humphrey, was lured from the San Francisco Bay with recordings of his species’ call. — New York Times, "Race to Rescue Hundreds of Whales Stranded Off Tasmania," 22 Sep. 2020 The mass stranding comes as a humpback whale that got stuck in a river at Australia's at Kakadu National Park early last week finally returned to the ocean. — Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, "Hundreds of Whales Are Stranded on a Sandbar Near Australia, at Least 25 Have Died," 21 Sep. 2020

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