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Humpback whale - Megaptera novaeangliae


Megaptera novaeangliae

Image Dan Bayley - A breaching male humpback whale. Image width ca 20 m
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Distribution map

Megaptera novaeangliae recorded (dark blue bullet) and expected (light blue bullet) distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)

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  • Berne
  • CITES
  • WC_Act_1981
  • UK_BAP

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