Northern minke whales can be distinguished from other rorquals by a well - defined white band located on the middle of their dark
pectoral flippers.
Their dorsal fins are extremely small, and
their pectoral flippers are long and thin.
You can see the humpback's characteristic long, knobbly
pectoral flippers beginning to grow larger.
Humpbacks tilt their uniquely scalloped
pectoral flippers aggressively for extra lift in the water, turning their immense bodies swiftly to catch fast, elusive prey.
Not exact matches
Johnson flexes his
pectoral muscles so they tense back and forth in a
flip - flopping fashion.
The
flippers or
pectoral fins are mottled on top and white below.
Have you ever heard a whale sing, or seen a whale breach, roll, or blow, or witness whales
flippering (pat the ocean surface with their
flipper or
pectoral fin)?