Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Whale Watching in Juneau

Tis feeding season in Alaska, and some Humpback whales have figured out how to hunt in packs. It's called bubble net feeding. They blow lots of air into the water, virtually suffocating and therefore confusing the herring, and then while the fish are confused the whales can get large mouth fulls as they rise to the surface together. Thousands of pounds of sea-faring mammal all rising to the surface simultaneously...pretty impressive.

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