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| 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 | 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 |
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| 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 | North Pacific humpback whale, escort in competitive group makes fast close pass. Image ID: 06057 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| North Pacific humpback whale, peduncle throw. Image ID: 02153 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | North Pacific humpback whale, peduncle throw. Image ID: 00443 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Pacific bottlenose dolphin. Image ID: 04564 Species: Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| North Pacific humpback whale. Image ID: 06006 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | North Pacific humpback whale. Image ID: 00167 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | 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 |
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| 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 | 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 |
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| Humpback whale breaching. Image ID: 03875 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Humpback whale breaching. Image ID: 03926 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Humpback whale holding fluke (tail) aloft out of the water. Image ID: 00171 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| Humpback whale with one of its long pectoral fins raised aloft out of the water, swimming on its side (laterally) as it does so. Image ID: 01470 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | North Pacific humpback whale, adult male with bloody head nodules wounded from colliding with other escorts during competitive interactions. Image ID: 02152 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Male humpback whale with head raised out of the water, braking and pushing back at another whale by using pectoral fins spread in a "crucifix block", during surface active social behaviours. Image ID: 04106 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| Green sea turtle, Maui Hawaii. Image ID: 04556 Species: Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Humpback whale holding fluke (tail) aloft out of the water. Image ID: 00170 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Humpback whales at the surface, volcano and clouds. Image ID: 00425 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| Male humpback whale with head raised out of the water, braking and pushing back at another whale by using pectoral fins spread in a "crucifix block", during surface active social behaviours. Image ID: 04112 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Humpback whale swimming with raised pectoral fin (ventral aspect). Image ID: 04135 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Humpback whale surface active group including head lunge and two fluke swipes, whale watching boat. Image ID: 04243 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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| Humpback whale rostrum, dorsal aspect, showing tubercles. Image ID: 04318 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Humpback whale blowhole. Image ID: 04322 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Humpback whale competitive group, surfacing and blowing. Image ID: 04397 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Molokai, Hawaii, USA |
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