Lunge feeding: a technique used by baleen whales that involves herding fish into a tight group, then lunging at their prey with open mouths.
These humpbacks found a school of fish that was being hunted already by shorebirds and sea lions. Most of the lunges are horizontal and occur under the water. Vertical lunge feeding happens when the whales diver underneath the school of fish, then lunges up and out of the water.















