North Pacific humpback whale, male escort bubble streams alongside mother and calf. Maui, Hawaii, USA
Stock Photo: 05926 -?- Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA Lat/Long: N 020° 48' 33.00", W 156° 45' 57.00" (Coordinates: 20.80917°, -156.76583°) Format: Film 3:2 Other Names: humpbacked whale, hump back whale Copyright © Phillip Colla / HWRF, all rights reserved worldwide. Purchase a print of this image Request a review copy of this image
NOTE: This photograph was taken during Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research activities conducted under NOAA/NMFS and State of Hawaii permit. Its use is subject to certain restrictions. Please contact the photographer for more information. Keywords: animal, baby, baby whale, balaenopteridae, behavior, bubble display, bubbles, calf, cetacea, cetacean, courtship, creature, endangered, endangered threatened species, exhalation, hawaii, hawaiian islands, hawaiian islands humpback whale national marine sanctuary, hump back whale, humpback, humpback whale, humpback whale bubble display, humpback whale juvenile calf, humpback whale mother and calf, humpback whales, humpbacked whale, juvenile, juvenile calf, mammal, marine, marine mammal, maui, megaptera, megaptera novaeangliae, mother and calf, mother calf nurturing, mysticete, mysticeti, national marine sanctuaries, nature, north pacific humpback whale, novaeangliae, ocean, oceans, pacific, research, rorqual, sea, social, underwater, usa, whale, whale behavior, whale bubble display, whale calf, wildlife, young |