Go Back |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Go To Articles Directory Home Page To get the current article, - See Below (at the bottom of the page) -. For top news titles, see below. Web sites and videos listed in this page are frequently updated. If you find that this page is useful (quality of web sites, images and videos, ...), you can add it to your favorites. Bookmark Page ! |
The great humpback!
The Megaptera novaeangliae(Humpback Whale) has a built and well rounded body that narrows to a smaller tail stock. Its head is massive, marked with protuberances containing hair and providing sites for barnacles/whale lice. Their gigantic pectoral flippers easily distinguish apart the humpback, from other whales, and can be as much as a 1/3 of its total body length. An intriguing fact of humpback behavior, on how the species got its name “Megaptera” or great wing, is when the large pectoral fin is waved in the air while the whale leaps clear above the surface. This is a very classical image portrayed in many novels.
About the Author: Jon Pham is the owner of
|