GrumpyHumpy

Unlike boring blue whales, I'm an oceanic acrobat. Remember: flippers long and bumpy? That means it's a humpy! Avatar & couplet: @RitheGuardian

[GrumpyHumpy @GrumpyHumpback]

Hey @EveryDayFacts24:

Did you know that the picture you used of an elephant is actually a humpback whale?

Whale, did you???? https://t.co/5414YCBczF

[GrumpyHumpy @GrumpyHumpback]

Humpback whales are tremendously flexible underwater, here is some footage taken from the tail of a whale.
https://t.co/JOowz6cbYS

[GrumpyHumpy @GrumpyHumpback]

More energy is spent in a single humpback whale breach that by a human running an entire marathon

https://t.co/Xill2zjo7o

[GrumpyHumpy @GrumpyHumpback]

It was an innocent mistake, OK?
https://t.co/32FiaysRox

[GrumpyHumpy @GrumpyHumpback]

The story of how I got my avatar.

[Trevor Branch (moved to Bluesky) @TrevorABranch]

Sometimes Twitter is the source of some beautiful, wonderful exchanges, like this one below

cc: @GrumpyHumpback @RitheGuardian

[GrumpyHumpy @GrumpyHumpback]

Is nothing sacred?

[Trevor Branch (moved to Bluesky) @TrevorABranch]

On my list of things you don't expect to hear:
"I have some humpback poop in the fridge that I've been practicing on"

[GrumpyHumpy @GrumpyHumpback]

Yeah sure whatever boring blue whales do nothing interesting.
AND THE PICTURE IS OF MY COUSIN MATHILDA, who is, of course, a humpback whale.

[Gunter Pauli @MyBlueEconomy]

#Scientists found a new species thanks to recording a new song. Novel whale songs were recorded off Omán in the Arabian Sea & off #Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. How inspiring #biology is when new blue #whale species are identified by their #music! https://t.co/bqARbcqSbQ

[Jennifer Jackson @polarbiome]

@BAS_News PhD opportunity! Genetic study of #humpback whales at South Georgia with @Cambridge_Uni, working with me, Tamsin O’Connell @UCamArchaeology, @EmzlCarroll, Simon Jarman & many great collabs. Please RT! https://t.co/11QJf3HNiF

[GrumpyHumpy @GrumpyHumpback]

Grumpy Hummy doesn't have quite the same ring to it.

Though we do sing low enough that mere humans might think we only hum.

[Trevor Branch (moved to Bluesky) @TrevorABranch]

In retrospect, I should focus more on spelling "humpback" correctly.

[GrumpyHumpy @GrumpyHumpback]

Fat shaming

https://t.co/y1DHTB5Vvf

[GrumpyHumpy @GrumpyHumpback]

Pro tip: no need to photograph whales with a macro lens.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Richard Sidey is a nature and wildlife filmmaker based in Wanaka, New Zealand. This is an impressive footage of a close encounter he had with a humpback whale in Antarctica [source, extended video and more: https://t.co/rXkGAwzNKC] [author's site: https://t.co/4a0ZyqPlrn]

[GrumpyHumpy @GrumpyHumpback]

@Anzalk3 Yes, but that's a picture of a humpback whale.

[GrumpyHumpy @GrumpyHumpback]

Is it just me, or are humans increasing greatly in numbers? Lately you can't even have a dinner party without human gawkers, even in remote South Georgia.

[Jennifer Jackson @polarbiome]

A great sight! Wonderful to see humpbacks there in such great numbers again

[GrumpyHumpy @GrumpyHumpback]

@Reach_Out_UK That is a picture of a humpback whale. #ScienceLiteracy #CunninghamsLaw

[GrumpyHumpy @GrumpyHumpback]

Spied upon for four generations. A dubious record.

[Christian Ramp @RampChristian]

(1/3) 2019 the record year for @MICScanada with over 140 humpback whales identified in the Gulf of St Lawrence. 100 animals were already known, 40 were new including 14 calves. Among them the first 4th generation whale. Photo shows the 4 generations clockwise from the upper left

[GrumpyHumpy @GrumpyHumpback]

CHRISTMAS DINNNNNNER!!!

[Gone to mastodon. Don't try to contact me here. @nickcarey]

Timed perfectly, because who doesn't want to read papers at Xmas! Our new study on how humpback whales are able to catch fish out now in @PNASNews

https://t.co/BzQfG0aC6y

[GrumpyHumpy @GrumpyHumpback]

Whales, ranked from worst to best. #SpoilerAlert

https://t.co/QIXch2Qztg

[Dr. Reny Tyson Moore @renytysonmoore]

Shameless plug time! Still looking for gifts for the little ones this holiday season? I have children's books for sale! Based on real scientific research conducted in Antarctica. Get your copies now 😉 https://t.co/5Ya9XKGpMh

[GrumpyHumpy @GrumpyHumpback]

Resistance is futile, you will be assimilated.

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

Humpback whales in South Africa have made a stunning comeback after nearly being driven to extinction by whaling https://t.co/Ly4dZB2sqZ

[GrumpyHumpy @GrumpyHumpback]

Pro-tip: if you think the video you are posting is a blue whale, but the whale is breaching or doing anything exciting at all... it's not a blue whale, and it's probably a humpback whale.

For example... https://t.co/ad8EsWPzso