A close look at the bump-like knobs known as tubercles on the bottom chin of a humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae. Each protuberance contains at least one stiff hair. The purpose of these hairs is not known, though they may provide the whale with a sense of "touch." Hawaii.

Credit to: BluePlanetArchive / David B. Fleetham

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