This whale has been seen several years in a row in the Santa Barbara Channel, and first showed up this season around March.  The scars appear to have been caused by a small boat propeller.
Here's an interesting scar pattern on the back of a Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaengliae)...probably the result of being cut by a boat propeller.
This whale has been seen several years in a row in the Santa Barbara Channel, and first showed up this season around March. The scars appear to have been caused by a small boat propeller.
This whale has been seen several years in a row in the Santa Barbara Channel, and first showed up this season around March.  The scars appear to have been caused by a small boat propeller.
This whale has been seen several years in a row in the Santa Barbara Channel, and first showed up this season around March. The scars appear to have been caused by a small boat propeller.
See photo in original gallery.