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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 will 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 | Humpback whale breaching, near Molokai, Hawaii. Megaptera novaeangliae. It is suspected the breaching often has a communicative purpose which depends on the behavioral context of the moment. 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 |
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| Half Dome and storm clouds at sunset, viewed from Sentinel Bridge. Image ID: 22744 Location: Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring, with a rainbow appearing in the spray of the falls, viewed from the Mist Trail. Image ID: 12634 Location: Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. Image ID: 00627 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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| Yosemite Falls at peak flow in late spring, viewed from Cooks Meadow. Image ID: 12631 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Yosemite Falls and star trails, at night, viewed from Cook's Meadow, illuminated by the light of the full moon. Image ID: 27733 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Yosemite Falls and rainbow, Half Dome in distance, viewed from the Yosemite Falls trail, spring. Image ID: 27742 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA |
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| Upper Yosemite Falls and lunar rainbow, moonbow. A lunar rainbow (moonbow) can be seen to the left of Yosemite Falls, where the moon illuminates the spray of the falls. Image ID: 27751 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Blue whale fluking up (raising its tail) before a dive to forage for krill, Baja California (Mexico). Image ID: 03332 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus | El Capitan and Merced River, Yosemite Valley. Image ID: 05413 Location: El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, USA |
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| Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible. Image ID: 27955 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: San Diego, California, USA | Clouds light up with blazing colors at sunset. Image ID: 04819 Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Yosemite Falls reflected in a meadow pool, spring. Image ID: 27745 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA |
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| Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible. Image ID: 27958 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: San Diego, California, 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: 02802 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Yosemite Falls rises above the Merced River, viewed from the Swinging Bridge. The 2425' falls is the tallest in North America. Image ID: 27741 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA |
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| Upper Yosemite Falls and lunar rainbow, moonbow. A lunar rainbow (moonbow) can be seen to the left of Yosemite Falls, where the moon illuminates the spray of the falls. Image ID: 27752 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible. Image ID: 27956 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: San Diego, California, USA | The Kelp Forest of San Clemente Island, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. Image ID: 34609 Species: Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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| Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring, viewed from the Mist Trail. Image ID: 34539 Location: Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA Pano dimensions: 8256 x 5504 | ||
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| The Kelp Forest of San Clemente Island, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. Image ID: 34610 Species: Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | The Kelp Forest of San Clemente Island, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. Image ID: 34611 Species: Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | The Kelp Forest of San Clemente Island, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. Image ID: 34612 Species: Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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| The Kelp Forest of San Clemente Island, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. Image ID: 34613 Species: Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | The Kelp Forest of San Clemente Island, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. Image ID: 34614 Species: Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | The Kelp Forest of San Clemente Island, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. Image ID: 34615 Species: Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, 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 | Kelp fronds. Image ID: 03423 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | |
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