Humpback Whale, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, USA
“This humpback uses its lower jaw to strain fish off the water’s surface as sea birds snatch their own meals right out of the whale’s open mouth.” -- Nature's Best photographer, Bryce Flynn.
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