# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Co2STGoI2rR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73497816-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/41951e7be5.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-02-19T15:00:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

The bumps humpback whales have on their head and pectoral fins are hair follicles called tubercles. The tubercles act as a sensory tool, detecting changes in water temperature and the presence of prey in the whale’s blind spots.
 
#EarthCapture by newsouthwhalesoz
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#HumpbackWhales #Whales #WorldWhaleDay #MarineLife #Oceans #WhalesOfInstagram #MarineMammals

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- **Likes:** 26,182
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## Tags

whalesofinstagram, humpbackwhales, earthcapture, worldwhaleday, whales, marinemammals, marinelife, oceans

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