popular humpback, those who knew her recalled the spectacular shows she put on for whale watchers last year. The whale had distinctive scarring on its dorsal fin that indicated it may have had ...

hooked dorsal fin,” the NOAA said. They are the world’s second-largest whale species. Seventeen humpback whales and thirty Risso’s dolphins were also seen between the two trips on Jan. 2 ...

The humpback that washed ... the juvenile whale was also the easiest to spot because of its distinctive scarring along its dorsal fin — a harbinger of the mammal’s tragic death.

The humpback whale that washed up on Long Beach this ... Christopher St. Lawrence/Gotham Whale The whale had distinctive scarring on its dorsal fin that indicated it may have had previous run ...