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Hampton Humpback Whale Breaches Within Feet Of Boat: Video
A Massachusetts fisherman had his phone camera rolling when a 50-foot humpback whale flew out of the water to eat plankton.
HAMPTON BEACH, NH — A Massachusetts fisherman captured incredible video of a humpback whale breaching almost within arm's length of his boat off Hampton Beach last week. Zack Fahey, of Wilmington, was bass fishing when an adult humpback measuring at least 50 feet breached beside his boat about a mile off the coast.
"It kind of scared the crap out of me," Fahey told The Boston Globe. "Once I realized what I was looking at, it was really cool."
Humpback whales breach in this manner to eat plankton just below the water's surface.
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Fahey had his phone camera rolling for the incredible sight and posted a video to Facebook. The breach can be seen at the 15-second mark:
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