Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, are individually recognizable by the black and white patterns on the underside of their flukes, South Africa

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Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, are individually recognizable by the black and white patterns on the underside of their flukes, often visible when tail slapping before a dive as in this case in the Indian Ocean, Algoa Bay, Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Size: 4421px × 2947px
Location: Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Photo credit: © Morgan Trimble / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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