at 47 feet from mouth to flukes, is a juvenile. Mahoney said the whale “looks young,” but conceded she is not an expert on big whale species. Fin whales are sometimes observed farther down ...

slowly lifted its fluke all the way out of the water,” the group said in the Facebook post. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen that…and I’ve seen a lot of fin whales!” one person commented.

Fin whales, which are classified as endangered ... The biologists anchored the whale to the ground by its fluke, planning to untie it on Monday and let the tide carry it away, Mahoney said.

In 2023, the study authors delved into recordings collected by six underwater microphones that were secured to the seafloor ...

Example photo of a humpback whale fluke from which identification of individuals ... By comparison, blue and fin whale song rose primarily during the years where krill was more plentiful.

A juvenile fin whale that washed ashore over the weekend ... Jules Leon, Marine Mammal Responder for MMCC, said “they were able to get the fluke onto a line and towed the animal out to sea.” ...