Humpback Whale breaching (Megaptera novaeangliae). Tenakee Inlet, S. E. Alaska

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperatively bubble-net feeding in Chatham Strait in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean. Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean. (rr)

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding near the Safari Quest in Chatham Strait in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperatively bubble-net feeding (extreme detail, note baleen plates in upper jaw) in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA.

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding (note the baleen hanging from the upper jaws) Chatham Strait. Southeast Alaska, USA, Pacific coast

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive in the middle of a group of bubble-net feeding humpback whales. Chatham Strait in Southestern Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperatively bubble-net feeding in the fog. Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA.

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) Adults cooperatively bubble-net feeding. Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA.

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) Aerial view of adults co-operatively bubble-net feeding. Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Adult surface lunge-feeding in Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

A group of adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively "bubble-net" feeding along the west side of Chatham Strait in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

A group of adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively "bubble-net" feeding along the west side of Chatham Strait in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean. Shown here is an adult fluke-up diving after a bubble-net set.

Humpback Whale feeding (Megaptera novaeangliae). Chatham Straits, S. E. Alaska