Large numbers of humpback whales have returned to NYC for the first time in a century.
Photo: Artie Raslich/Getty Images Image 2 of 8 A humpback whale tail slaps off Navasink Beach in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
Photo: Artie Raslich/Getty Images Image 3 of 8 A humpback whale swims off Rockaway Peninsula with One World Trade Center in the background.
A humpback whale swims off Rockaway Peninsula with One World Trade Center in the background.
Photo: Artie Raslich/Getty Images Image 4 of 8 A humpback whale lunge feeding off NYC's Rockaway Peninsula with Rockaway Beach in the background.
Photo: Artie Raslich/Getty Images Image 5 of 8 A pair of humpback whales lunge feeding off NYC's Rockaway Peninsula with Midtown Manhattan in the background.
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