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Home   >   Natural History Photography Blog   >   Search   >   Whale 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   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   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   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   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   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   North Pacific humpback whale, escort in competitive group makes fast close pass. Image ID: 06057   Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA   Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible. Image ID: 27955   Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: San Diego, California, USA   Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. Image ID: 21253   Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA   North Pacific humpback whale, peduncle throw. Image ID: 02153   Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, 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: 25953   Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: Redondo Beach, California, USA   Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. Image ID: 21249   Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, 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: 27130   Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Del Mar, California, USA   Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible. Image ID: 27958   Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: San Diego, California, 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: 25956   Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: Redondo Beach, California, USA   Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. Image ID: 21254   Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, 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: 25954   Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: Redondo Beach, California, USA   North Pacific humpback whale, peduncle throw. Image ID: 00443   Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA   Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. Image ID: 21256   Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's pink 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: 25660   Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica   Blue whale, adult and juvenile (likely mother and calf), swimming together side by side underwater in the open ocean. Image ID: 01964   Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus   Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. Image ID: 21255   Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, 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   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   Freediving photographer in a cloud of salps, gelatinous zooplankton that drifts with open ocean currents. Image ID: 27012   Location: San Diego, California, USA

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