Wildlife Promise » humpback whale http://blog.nwf.org The National Wildlife Federation's blog Fri, 24 May 2013 18:30:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Photo of the Day: Feeding Frenzy http://blog.nwf.org/2012/09/photo-of-the-day-feeding-frenzy/ http://blog.nwf.org/2012/09/photo-of-the-day-feeding-frenzy/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:03:04 +0000 Rachel Stemen http://blog.nwf.org/?p=67191 Read more >]]> Feeding frenzy
Humpback whales surface during bubble net feeding in Auke Bay, Alaska
 
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Humpback whale leaping out of the water. Photo by Mehmet Kaya.

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A humpback whale surfaces while feeding in Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts. Photo by Anna Flynn.

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]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2012/04/photo-of-the-day-humpback-whale/feed/ 2 Humpback Whale Saved from Certain Death http://blog.nwf.org/2011/07/humpback-whale-saved-from-certain-death/ http://blog.nwf.org/2011/07/humpback-whale-saved-from-certain-death/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:54:33 +0000 David Mizejewski http://blog.nwf.org/wildlifepromise/?p=27178 Read more >]]> Watch this amazing video showing what happened when a family encountered a young humpback whale that was severely entangled in a fishing net.  If you love animals (and I suspect you do if you’re reading this blog) you’ll tear up at several points while you watch it.  I’m not embarrassed to say that I did.

While technically you shouldn’t deliberately approach any whale, in this case I think the action was warranted and luckily no one was injured.  After you watch the video, consider symbolically adopting a humpback whale through National Wildlife Federation.

Click here to view the embedded video.

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