Humpback Whale Fluke Frederick Sound Alaska

The huge flukes on the tail of Humpback Whale are clearly visible as it dives to feed in the waters of Frederick Sound in Alaska, USA.

Each fluke on the tail of a Humpback Whale has white markings which are how each Humpback Whale is identified as they are all individual like the fingerprints on humans. As this Humpback Whale takes a deep dive in Frederick Sound in Alaska, whale researchers can easily identify this whale. The deeply notched flukes can grow to be twelve feet wide and as the tail flukes are the last to be seen, you know this Humpback Whale has gone for a deep dive.

Alaska, Tongass National Forest, Tail flukes of Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaengliae) sounding in Frederick Sound

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Photo Title: Humpback Whale Fluke Frederick Sound Alaska

The huge flukes on the tail of Humpback Whale are clearly visible as it dives to feed in the waters of Frederick Sound in Alaska, USA.