Humpback Whale Spotted Swimming in New York's Hudson River

A humpback whale was seen swimming in New York's Hudson River on Thursday, and it was still in the water by early afternoon, The Guardian reported.

Brad Hoylman-Sigal, president of Manhattan borough, shared a photograph of the animal on Facebook. The picture was taken on Thursday morning and provided by Gotham Whale, a citizen science and education group that tracks marine mammals in New York's waterways.

Gotham Whale has asked the public for more information and photographs. In a post on X, the group said it wants help identifying where the whale came from and calculating its size.

The group also posted a video on Facebook showing the whale rolling over and spraying water from its blowhole, the nostril on top of its head. Onlookers can be heard cheering in the clip.