Image 2 of 5 in a series - a young Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaengliae) performs a vertical lunge to capture a ball of krill (Thysanoessa spinifera) near the ocean surface.  This is the same image as the previous, but enlarged to see the mouth and baleen close up.
Image 5 of 5 in a series - a young Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaengliae) performs a vertical lunge to capture a ball of krill (Thysanoessa spinifera) near the ocean surface.
Image 4 of 5 in a series - a young Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaengliae) performs a vertical lunge to capture a ball of krill (Thysanoessa spinifera) near the ocean surface.
Image 1 of 5 in a series - a young Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaengliae) performs a vertical lunge to capture a ball of krill (Thysanoessa spinifera) near the ocean surface.  In this photo you can clearly see the baleen attached to the upper jaw, and the ventral (belly) pleats under the chin.  The white in the water to the lower left is the left pectoral fin shining under the water.
Image 3 of 5 in a series - a young Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaengliae) performs a vertical lunge to capture a ball of krill (Thysanoessa spinifera) near the ocean surface.
Image 2 of 5 in a series - a young Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaengliae) performs a vertical lunge to capture a ball of krill (Thysanoessa spinifera) near the ocean surface. This is the same image as the previous, but enlarged to see the mouth and baleen close up.
Image 2 of 5 in a series - a young Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaengliae) performs a vertical lunge to capture a ball of krill (Thysanoessa spinifera) near the ocean surface.  This is the same image as the previous, but enlarged to see the mouth and baleen close up.
Image 2 of 5 in a series - a young Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaengliae) performs a vertical lunge to capture a ball of krill (Thysanoessa spinifera) near the ocean surface. This is the same image as the previous, but enlarged to see the mouth and baleen close up.
See photo in original gallery.