How do humpback whales make the bubbles for their hunting net?

Humpback whales often blow vertical columns of bubbles to herd and corral their prey, a behavior called bubble-net feeding. read more

Behaviorally, humpback whales capture prey by engaging in complex feeding maneuvers that are often accompanied by the apparently directed use of air bubble clouds (the production of single or multiple bursts of seltzer-sized bubbles) to corral or herd fish. read more

They hold their breath and then blow air out their blowholes. It's kind of like a person holding their breath, diving underwater, and then blowing bubbles through their nose or mouth. read more

During feeding season, Humpback whales can eat anywhere between 3,000 – 5,5500 pounds (1,360 kg – 2495 kg) of the animals above per day. Bubble Net Feeding in three easy steps: 1. A pod of whales blows bubbles while swimming in circles to create a ring of bubbles (the ring can be up to 100 feet or 30 meters in diameter) 2. read more

While Humpback Whales employ several hunting techniques both individually and as a group (pod), their most dramatic feeding method is surely bubble net feeding. read more