Fin-slapping Humpback Whale off San Francisco

308 views · Published 11 August 2008 · 1:14 · Indexed 4 October 2026

Channel: W. Terry Hunefeld · 2008 · Pets & Animals

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This Humpback Whale was fin-slapping 40-50 miles west of Redwood City, south west of San Fran on August 9, 2008.  Video from the NOAA research ship David Starr Jordan. The "humped" back that gives the species its name is visibile right after the "blow" in the middle of the video, and again just before the end of the video.  Enjoy (we sure did!). When shooting the video I thought we were 90 miles out to sea, but it turns out we were ab out 40 - 50 miles out, due west of Redwood City and Pescadero

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