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| North Pacific humpback whales, a mother and young calf swim near scientific research divers. Image ID: 00543 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Humpback whale competitive group, several adult male escort whales swimming closely together as part of a larger competitive group. Image ID: 02862 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Humpback whale in Antarctica. A humpback whale swims through the beautiful ice-filled waters of Neko Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. Image ID: 25652 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Neko Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica |
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| Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible. Image ID: 27956 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: San Diego, California, USA | Green sea turtle foraging for algae on coral reef, Chelonia mydas, West Maui, Hawaii. Image ID: 34506 Species: Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas, West Maui, Hawaii. Image ID: 34508 Species: Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas, West Maui, Hawaii. Image ID: 34509 Species: Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Green sea turtle foraging for algae on coral reef, Chelonia mydas, West Maui, Hawaii. Image ID: 34510 Species: Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas, West Maui, Hawaii. Image ID: 34511 Species: Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas, West Maui, Hawaii. Image ID: 34512 Species: Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Humpback whale head lunge and blow in active group. Image ID: 34537 Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Adult male humpback whale singing, suspended motionless underwater. Only male humpbacks have been observed singing. All humpbacks in the North Pacific sing the same whale song each year, and the song changes slightly from one year to the next. Image ID: 02813 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| Humpback whale male escort emits a stream of bubbles during competitive group socializing. The whale is swimming so fast that the bubbles pass back alongside the whale. Image ID: 02855 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Male humpback whale bubble streaming underwater. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims behind a mother and calf (barely seen in the distance). Image ID: 04434 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Adult male humpback whale bubble streaming underwater. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims behind a female during competitive group activities. The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby male whales interested in the female. Image ID: 04444 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| Large competitive group of humpback whales, eleven adult humpback whales seen in this image, part of a 16 whale competitive group. Image ID: 04459 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Hawaiian humpback whale underwater, sun beams dappling the whale in clear oceanic waters. Image ID: 04501 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | North Pacific humpback whale, head standing near surface. Image ID: 05941 Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| Male North Pacific humpback whale streams a trail of bubbles. The primary male escort whale (center) creates a curtain of bubbles underwater as it swims behind a female (right), with other challenging males trailing behind in a competitive group. The bubbles may be a form of intimidation from the primary escort towards the challenging escorts. Image ID: 05968 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Humpback whale, abandoned calf alongside University of Hawaii research boat. This young calf lived only a few days after being abandoned or separated from its mother, and was eventually attacked by tiger sharks. Image ID: 05979 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Adult male north Pacific humpback whale bubble streaming underwater in the midst of a competitive group. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims closely behind a female, . The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby males interested in the female. Image ID: 05999 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| Hawaiian humpback whale underwater, sun beams dappling the whale in clear oceanic waters. Image ID: 06007 Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Adult male north Pacific humpback whale bubble streaming underwater in the midst of a competitive group. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims closely behind a female, . The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby males interested in the female. Image ID: 06037 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, 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: 27137 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Del Mar, California, USA |
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| 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: 27141 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Del Mar, California, USA | North Pacific humpback whale. Image ID: 00167 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | North Pacific humpback whale raising its fluke before diving underwater to forage for herring in southeast Alaska. Image ID: 02154 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| Green sea turtle, West Maui. Image ID: 02909 Species: Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Humpback whale breaching. Image ID: 03855 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Humpback whale breaching. Image ID: 03875 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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