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

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 animal fluke-up diving in front of the charter yacht Safari Spiri

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding in Stephens Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperatively bubble-net feeding in Chatham Strait (upper jaw and baleen detail) in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding in Stephens Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

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) Adults bubble-net feeding in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

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

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding near small whale watching boat in Stephens Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

A group of adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively "bubble-net" feeding in Snow Pass in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean. (rr)

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

Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperatively bubble-net feeding in Freshwater Bay on Chichagof Island in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean. This event lasted over three hours with as many as 16 whales and as few as 12 in any given bubbl

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding in Stephen's Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding in Stephen's Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding in Stephen's Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding in Stephen's Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding near whale watching boat (note the herring jumping to get away inside the whales mouth) in Stephen's Passage, 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.