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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 must-read (Nick Ut / Associated Press) Blue and humpback whales typically arrive in Southern California in May from their breeding grounds in Mexico and hang out until December.
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Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Diana Reiss, a marine mammal behavior and communication expert at the City University of New York, said that scientists understand certain aspects of marine animals’ communication reasonably well, including the whistles used by dolphins and the songs sung by humpback whales.
—Maria Cheng, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2024
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Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Diana Reiss, a marine mammal behavior and communication expert at the City University of New York, said that scientists understand certain aspects of marine animals’ communication reasonably well, including the whistles used by dolphins and the songs sung by humpback whales.
—Maria Cheng, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2024
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