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Unlike other FA, this article needs help including GA Sperm whale, but this is far worst. 2001:4455:1A9:E100:58ED:9A2:3A1A:9A5C ( talk) 11:45, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
Listed at WP:FARGIVEN by IP above. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 03:10, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
SandyGeorgia, ready. LittleJerry ( talk) 12:03, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
@ Casliber and LittleJerry: is pending revisions sufficient for the protection on this Featured article? Since LittleJerry started working, I've kept the article watchlisted, and a pending revision is popping up almost daily. LittleJerry, is semi-protection needed? Are the IP edits generally helpful or are they poor quality? SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 15:32, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
Now it only mentions bubble‑net feeding, suggesting that's the only foraging technique humpback whales use (though one of the most interesting, of course!)
"Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) as a species are generalist predators that are known to exhibit a wide variety of foraging strategies. These include lunge-feeding (e.g., Jurasz and Jurasz 1979), bubble-net-feeding (e.g., Jurasz and Jurasz 1979, D’Vincent et al. 1985, Sharpe2001), flick-feeding (Jurasz and Jurasz 1979, Ford 2014), bottom-feeding (Hain et al. 1995), and lobtail‑feeding (Weinrich et al. 1992)." [ 1]
Now also with the novel (or not so novel: [ 2]), recently observed foraging strategy of trap‑feeding, vis the links to the papers.
Apologies – I am not a biologist, so I would not dare to edit a Featured level‑4 Biology article myself, just making a suggestion for possible improvement.
Technicality nitpicker ( talk) 10:27, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
Very fascinating behavior that's worth adding as there are multiple instances
"Hauser was pushed around by the whale for nearly 10 minutes, as the whale also used its head and mouth to keep her away from the shark. The whale even lifts Hauser out of the water at one point.
Once Hauser spotted the shark she realized what the whale was doing and tried to stay calm to not startle the whale. As Hauser returns to the safety of her research boat, she informs her team of the shark and the whale surfaces again to check on her." https://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/humpback-whale-protects-marine-biologist-from-tiger-shark-video
At first it seemed like the usual, deviously clever attack. Several killer whales were trying to catch a Weddell seal that had taken refuge atop a drifting patch of Antarctic ice. The orcas swam alongside each other, creating a wave that knocked the hapless pinniped into the water. Death seemed certain.
Then something amazing happened: A pair of humpback whales turned up. As the panicked seal swam toward them, a lucky wave tossed it onto the chest of the closer, upturned whale. The whale arched its chest out of the water, which kept the seal away from the charging killer whales. And when the seal started to fall off, the whale carefully pushed it back onto its chest with a flipper. Soon after that, the seal scrambled to safety on another ice floe. https://www.science.org/content/article/why-did-humpback-whale-just-save-seals-life
https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/inspire/life/why-humpback-whales-protect-other-species-from-killer-whales
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