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Home   >   Natural History Photography Blog   >   Search   >   Behavior   >         photos@oceanlight.com   (760) 707-7153 North Pacific humpback whales, a mother and calf pair swim closely together just under the surface of the ocean. The calf with remain with its mother for about a year, migrating from Hawaii to Alaska to feed on herring. Image ID: 00140   Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA   North Pacific humpback whale, breach. Image ID: 00205   Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA   Two blue whales, a mother and her calf, swim through the open ocean in this aerial photograph. The calf is blowing (spouting, exhaling) with a powerful column of spray. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth. Image ID: 02304   Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: San Diego, California, USA   Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. Image ID: 19693   Species: Elk, Cervus canadensis Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA   Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. Image ID: 17031   Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA   A humpback whale hovers motionless underwater in the ocean, inverted with head down and long pectoral fins held wide, near the Hawaiian island of Maui as it sings the famous "Song of the Humpback Whale". Scientists have strong evidence that only male humpback whales sing. Image ID: 02796   Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA   Ocean sunfish recruiting fish near drift kelp to clean parasites, open ocean, Baja California. Image ID: 03267   Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola   Humpback whale breaching with pectoral fins lifting spray from the ocean surface. Image ID: 03854   Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA   Hawaiian spinner dolphin, resting herd swimming along reef. Image ID: 00108   Species: Hawaiian spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris Location: Lanai, Hawaii, USA   Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. Image ID: 25950   Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: Redondo Beach, California, USA   Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with throat pouch inflated, a courtship display to attract females. Image ID: 16725   Species: Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador   Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's throat grooves are seen as its pleated throat becomes fully distended as the whale fills its mouth with krill and water. The water will be pushed out, while the baleen strains and retains the small krill. Image ID: 25648   Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica   Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. Image ID: 25951   Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: Redondo Beach, California, USA   Two mature brown bears fight to establish hierarchy and fishing rights. Image ID: 17036   Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA   Western gulls, courtship behaviour. Image ID: 18397   Species: Western gull, Larus occidentalis Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. Image ID: 19140   Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA   Juvenile female brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. Image ID: 19141   Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA   Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. Image ID: 19152   Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA   Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. Image ID: 19697   Species: Elk, Cervus canadensis Location: Madison River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA   Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. Image ID: 19698   Species: Elk, Cervus canadensis Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA   A humpback whale raises it fluke out of the water, the coast of Del Mar and La Jolla is visible in the distance. Image ID: 27142   Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Del Mar, California, USA   Pacific white sided dolphin carrying drift kelp. Image ID: 00043   Species: Pacific white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens Location: San Diego, California, USA   A blue whale spouts at sunset. The blow, or spout, of a blue whale can reach 30 feet into the air. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on earth. Image ID: 02217   Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus   Guadalupe fur seal mother and pup. Image ID: 02440   Species: Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico   Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. Image ID: 03562   Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola Location: San Diego, California, USA   North Pacific humpback whale, escort in competitive group makes fast close pass. Image ID: 06057   Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA   Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. Image ID: 06304   Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola   North Pacific Yellowtail brushing against blue shark. Image ID: 01000   Species: North Pacific Yellowtail, Seriola lalandi, Prionace glauca Location: San Diego, California, USA   Mangrove snapper schooling in the clear waters of Crystal River, with trees in the background. Image ID: 02688   Species: Mangrove snapper, Lutjanus griseus Location: Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, USA   Pacific manta ray with remora and Clarion angelfish. Image ID: 06238   Species: Giant manta ray, Manta birostris, Remora, Holacanthus clarionensis Location: San Benedicto Island (Islas Revillagigedos), Baja California, Mexico

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