Pearl Island Whales
by Bob Hislop
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Pearl Island Whales
Artist
Bob Hislop
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Photograph - Photography
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These two southern humpback whales gracefully move through the pacific ocean near the Pearl Islands of Panama. The island in the the distance is Contradora, one of four islands of the archipelago that is inhabited.
A humpback whale can easily be identified by its stocky body with an obvious hump and black dorsal coloring. The head and lower jaw are covered with knobs called tubercles, which are hair follicles, and are characteristic of the species. The fluked tail, which it lifts above the surface in some dive sequences, has wavy trailing edges. The four global populations, all under study, are: North Pacific, Atlantic, and Southern Ocean humpbacks, which have distinct populations which complete a migratory round-trip each year.
Fine art Nature, Wildlife and Landscape photography prints, posters, canvas prints, greeting cards and stock images by Bob Hislop All rights reserved 970-623-5525. WATERMARKS WILL NOT APPEAR ON PURCHASED IMAGES.
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February 18th, 2013
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