Sightings of the humpback whale ( " Megaptera novaeangliae " ), followed by southern rights ( " Eubalaena australis " ), are common between April and October, when the whales are migrating.
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The most common cetacean species to move through the waters of the greater Hans Lollik area include bottlenose dolphins ( "'Tursiops truncatus " ) and humpback whales ( " Megaptera novaeangliae " ).
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The refuge also comprises a 40-hectare marine area, also migrating humpback whales ( " Megaptera novaeangliae " ) between June and October and one of the largest well-preserved coral reefs in Panama.
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Humphrey the Whale, a humpback whale ( " Megaptera novaeangliae " ), entered San Francisco Bay twice on errant migrations, and was successfully rescued and redirected each time in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Marine mammals are not frequently seen in Barbadian waters; some species however, particularly bottlenose dolphins ( " Tursiops truncatus " ) and humpback whales ( " Megaptera novaeangliae " ), are occasionally seen offshore.
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Struthers eventually wrote seven anatomy articles over the next decade on the whale, and ultimately published a complete monograph on it in 1889, entitled " Memoir on the Anatomy of the Humpback Whale, Megaptera Longimana ".
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In 1781 he described scientifically the Humpback whale ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) under the name Balaena novaeangliae [ 1 ] in Gemeinn�zzige Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs . " Gottlieb August Lange, Berlin . " 1, pages 1 21 ( 1781)
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The Cape Byron Marine Park is also a part-time home to the Humpback whale " ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) " which use the Cape Byron Marine Park on their migratory journey from the Southern Ocean to their tropical breeding grounds.
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The area has received worldwide recognition as a crucial breeding and calving area for the Breeding Group D population of Humpback Whales ( " Megaptera novaeangliae " ) at approximately 22, 000 individuals, the world's largest Humpback Whale population.
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The refuge also comprises a 40-hectare marine area including migrating humpback whales ( " Megaptera novaeangliae " ) between June and October and one of the largest well-preserved coral reefs in Panama, ideal for snorkeling and scuba diving.
