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Kosma and her team, published in <em>Royal Society Open Science<\/em>: Humpbacks sometimes use their fins to gather and steer prey to their gaping mouths. Combined with bubble nets, this \u201cpectoral herding\u201d behaviour is believed to better concentrate their prey, thereby increasing the size of each bite.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pectoral fins of humpback whales, with their enormous size and jagged edges, are quite different from those of other species. They are believed to improve manoeuvrability and promote thermoregulation, in addition to being used for sparring and making thundering splashes in the water. 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