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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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Each day offers the chance to spot wolves, sea otters, humpback whales, and bald eagles both from shore and at sea.
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Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
The bison roaming Yellowstone National Park, an elephant herd thundering across the African terrain in Tanzania or Botswana, a humpback whale breaching off the coast of Hawaii or Mexico.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
According to the National Park Service, adult humpback whales are approximately 45 to 56 feet long, with females being significantly larger than males on average.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
The group also saw humpback whales feeding alongside sea lions, boaters said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
The bison roaming Yellowstone National Park, an elephant herd thundering across the African terrain in Tanzania or Botswana, a humpback whale breaching off the coast of Hawaii or Mexico.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
According to the National Park Service, adult humpback whales are approximately 45 to 56 feet long, with females being significantly larger than males on average.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
The group also saw humpback whales feeding alongside sea lions, boaters said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Humpback whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humpback%20whale. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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