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| Scarring of this humpback whale's fluke allow researchers to identify this particular whale from season to season. Image ID: 27027 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Perfect view of the ventral surface of a humpback whales fluke, as the whale raises its fluke just before diving underwater. The white patches and scalloping along the trailing edge of the fluke make this whale identifiable when it is observed from year to year. Image ID: 27031 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Scarring of this humpback whale's fluke allow researchers to identify this particular whale from season to season. Image ID: 27039 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA |
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| Humpback whale blowhole, showing twin nares (nostrils) which have a few small parasites clinging to the whale's skin around the blowhole openings. Image ID: 27041 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas, West Maui, Hawaii. Image ID: 34513 Species: Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas, West Maui, Hawaii. Image ID: 34514 Species: Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| 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: 02812 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae 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: 02814 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae 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: 02815 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| Male humpback whale diving amid competitive group. Image ID: 02856 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: 02857 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: 02858 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| Male humpback whale slowing/maneuving amid competitive group. Image ID: 02859 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: 02861 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: 02869 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| Humpback whale competitive group, several adult male escort whales swimming closely together as part of a larger competitive group. Image ID: 02870 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | North Pacific humpback whale, competitive group with bubble streaming. Image ID: 02999 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: 04416 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| North Pacific humpback whale underwater. Image ID: 04417 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Primary escort male humpback whale bubble streaming during competitive group socializing. This primary escort is swimming behind a female. The bubble curtain may be a form of intimidation towards other male escorts that are interested in the female. Image ID: 04424 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Primary escort male humpback whale bubble streaming during competitive group socializing. This primary escort is swimming behind a female. The bubble curtain may be a form of intimidation towards other male escorts that are interested in the female. Image ID: 04425 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| Humpback whale mother and calf. Image ID: 04427 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: 04437 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: 04443 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| 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: 04445 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: 04446 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Humpback whales, mother, calf and male escort. Image ID: 04455 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: 04460 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Large competitive group of humpback whales, eleven adult humpback whales seen in this image, part of a 16 whale competitive group. Image ID: 04461 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Large competitive group of humpback whales seen underwater. Image ID: 04465 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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