A humpback whale’s flukes as seen from the deck of the Western Flyer in Monterey Bay.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-03/the-quest-to-return-john-steinbeck-sardine-boat-to-monterey

And it helps us to understand that at one time the humpback whales (were) deemed to be part of the endangered species list.

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/05/the-civil-beat-editorial-board-interview-the-pacific-remote-islands-coalition/

But Joy Reidenberg, a comparative anatomist at the Icahn School of Medicine whose research focuses on marine mammals, "doesn't expect that to be a problem for humpback or right whales for one simple reason.

Source: https://boingboing.net/2023/05/11/republicans-decide-to-blame-whale-strandings-on-wind-farms.html

Click the play button to hear the park’s humpback whales socialize beneath a rumbling cruise ship.

Source: https://www.hcn.org/articles/ocean-the-terrible-toll-of-the-cruise-ship-industry

David Jiménez of Maui, who calls himself “Dolphin Dave,” last week to harassing an adolescent humpback whale and a pod of dolphins in Kealakekua Bay on the Big Island.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/05/14/what-was-polls-no-1-response-to-seeing-swimmers-snorkelers-too-close-to-whales-dolphins/

It did fly, of course, though even today one can be forgiven for watching this mammoth humpback lumber down a runway and wondering how in the world the thing will ever get aloft.

Source: https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2023/02/04/sam-howe-verhovek-boeings-747/

It houses both a busy shipping lane into Los Angeles as well as endangered blue, fin and humpback whales.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/09/whales-killed-passing-ships-save-alert-detection

Maybe you want to check on the wind turbines on the East Coast causing death to a number of humpback whales washed onto the shores.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-speak-out-aurora-st-0129-20230127-fg4r7nsmyfbaflzdjyofqstfhm-story.html

Scientists researching humpback whales off of Australia’s Gold Coast found that the large marine mammals were drawn to a sandy, shallow area of the ocean floor where they appeared to be removing dead skin.

Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/humpback-whales-spa-time-animals_uk_64461f91e4b03c1b88c7e6d5

She said that a potential collision with the humpback whale — a three-year-old named Tutu — could have proved fatal.

Source: https://www.campbellrivermirror.com/news/a-head-on-collision-whale-touring-guide-describes-near-miss-with-boat/

Ship strikes are a major threat to whales globally and to the recovery of endangered blue, fin, and humpback whales in California waters.

Source: https://gcaptain.com/global-shipping-companies-reduced-speeds-off-california-coast-to-protect-blue-whales-and-blue-skies-2/

“The goal of my research is to protect animals, right whales, humpback whales.”

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-news/2023/04/landmark-law-saved-whales-through-marine-industries-change/

The humpback whale really is your complete package when it comes to the ultimate mammalian powerhouse.

Source: https://www.echo.net.au/2023/07/humpback-whale-look-out-2024-eurovision-and-paris-olympics/

The migration season is expected to last until October-November, and the community is hopeful for more extraordinary moments, especially with the early sightings of humpback whale mothers and calves as we embark on this season of migration.

Source: https://www.newsofthearea.com.au/human-whale-draws-more-than-1200

Those species are the humpback chub, bonytail chub, Colorado pikeminnow and razorback sucker.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/humpback-chub-playground-sculpture-makes-waves/article_7f477236-e9fd-11ed-8fe2-db677db9ae95.html

Tiny but bountiful, Antarctic krill make up one of the planet’s largest biomasses, nourishing everything from fish to giant humpback whales.

Source: https://www.mymcmurray.com/2023/10/13/takeaways-from-aps-reporting-on-antarcticas-burgeoning-krill-fishery/

Twelve great whale species — minkes, Antarctic minkes, sei, Bryde’s, blue, fin, bowhead, gray, humpback and three species of right whale — hold an estimated 2 million metric tons of carbon in their bodies, the authors found.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-02-07/why-helping-whales-to-flourish-can-help-fight-climate-change

UQ researchers recorded humpback whales off the Queensland coast for the study.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-05-humpback-whales-noise-boats.html