Video shows up-close view of Monterey Bay whale lunge feeding

mm hmm. Right, mm hmm. Yeah, mm hmm mm hmm mm hmm mm hmm. Thank you. Mhm. Mhm mm hmm. Yeah, mm hmm. Thank you, mm hmm.

Video shows an up-close view of Monterey Bay whale lunge feeding. The video, shared with KCRA's sister station KSBW 8 by Captain Danny Frank, shows whales leaping out of the water as they gather a quick meal. Frank said there are over a hundred humpback whales in the Monterey Bay currently. Frank believes the whales are enjoying the giant schools of anchovies in shallow water from Seaside all the way to Moss landing. Whales can gather their prey, like anchovies, sardines or krill, by scaring them, which pushes the small fish into tight groups. That makes it easier for the humpback to swoop in and gather hundreds of pounds of food in one big gulp.If the fish or krill are near the surface, they have nowhere to go but up, so whales will jump out of the water to catch them, an action called vertical lunge feeding.--SFGate contributed to this article.

Video shows an up-close view of Monterey Bay whale lunge feeding.

The video, shared with KCRA's sister station KSBW 8 by Captain Danny Frank, shows whales leaping out of the water as they gather a quick meal. Frank said there are over a hundred humpback whales in the Monterey Bay currently.

Frank believes the whales are enjoying the giant schools of anchovies in shallow water from Seaside all the way to Moss landing.

Whales can gather their prey, like anchovies, sardines or krill, by scaring them, which pushes the small fish into tight groups. That makes it easier for the humpback to swoop in and gather hundreds of pounds of food in one big gulp.

If the fish or krill are near the surface, they have nowhere to go but up, so whales will jump out of the water to catch them, an action called vertical lunge feeding.

--SFGate contributed to this article.

Video shows up-close view of Monterey Bay whale lunge feeding

Share

Share

Share