New research shows that humpback whales’ oversized, wing-like flippers 🐋✈️ provide exceptional agility, enabling them to execute tight, high-speed bubble-net feeding maneuvers 🌊🔵 that effectively trap prey, a feat unmatched by other baleen whales.
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Whale Scientists
The Secret to Humpback Whales' Bubble-Net Feeding: It's All in the Flippers
Humpback whales’ oversized flippers give them the lift and agility needed for bubble-net feeding — a foraging skill no other whale can match.
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