BACK FROM NEAR EXTINCTION HUMPBACK WHALE by Emily O Keefe Content Consultant Associate Professor Fisheries and Wildlife Ari S Friedlaender PhD Marine Mammal Institute Oregon State University Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com
CHAPTER ONE HUMPBACK WHALES IN THE WILD It's a calm breezy April afternoon in Maine The sun glistens on the rippling waves in the Atlantic Ocean Sailboats glide in the water People bask in the sunshine and peer out from the boats hoping for a glimpse of nearby wildlife Suddenly the ocean waters begin to churn and swirl The people turn and stare A large creature begins to rise from below Humpback whales come to the surface to breathe
