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Encounters Humpback Whale

From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
Length: 28:56

Beware of stinky whale breathe as you get mighty close to these gentle giants with a permitted whale biologist and host Richard Nelson Read the full description.

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Listen to the trumpeting of whale breathe and the amazing underwater feeding calls of humpback whales in a still bay of Southeast Alaska.

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Listen to the trumpeting of whale breathe and the amazing underwater feeding calls of humpback whales in a still bay of Southeast Alaska.