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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: 02813
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Humpback whale male escort emits a stream of bubbles during competitive group socializing. The whale is swimming so fast that the bubbles pass back alongside the whale.
Image ID: 02855
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: 04434
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: 04444
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: 04459
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Hawaiian humpback whale underwater, sun beams dappling the whale in clear oceanic waters.
Image ID: 04501
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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North Pacific humpback whale, head standing near surface.
Image ID: 05941
Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Male North Pacific humpback whale streams a trail of bubbles. The primary male escort whale (center) creates a curtain of bubbles underwater as it swims behind a female (right), with other challenging males trailing behind in a competitive group. The bubbles may be a form of intimidation from the primary escort towards the challenging escorts.
Image ID: 05968
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Humpback whale, abandoned calf alongside University of Hawaii research boat. This young calf lived only a few days after being abandoned or separated from its mother, and was eventually attacked by tiger sharks.
Image ID: 05979
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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Adult male north Pacific humpback whale bubble streaming underwater in the midst of a competitive group. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims closely behind a female, . The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby males interested in the female.
Image ID: 05999
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Hawaiian humpback whale underwater, sun beams dappling the whale in clear oceanic waters.
Image ID: 06007
Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Adult male north Pacific humpback whale bubble streaming underwater in the midst of a competitive group. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims closely behind a female, . The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby males interested in the female.
Image ID: 06037
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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North Pacific humpback whale.
Image ID: 00167
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | 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 |
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Humpback whale breaching.
Image ID: 03855
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | 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 |
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North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf near ocean surface, cow/calf.
Image ID: 02998
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Male humpback whale emits an underwater stream of bubbles as it swims quickly during competitive group activities.
Image ID: 04421
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: 02795
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
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: 02800
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Humpback whale male escort emits a stream of bubbles during competitive group socializing. The whale is swimming so fast that the bubbles pass back alongside the whale.
Image ID: 02822
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 (left) during a competitive group. The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other male whales interested in the mother.
Image ID: 02826
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |
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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: 04430
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 mother and calf. The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby male whales interested in the mother.
Image ID: 04442
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Large competitive group of humpback whales seen underwater.
Image ID: 04464
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
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: 04484
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Humpback whale turning underwater showing ventral aspect of fluke with an entirely white fluke pattern.
Image ID: 04490
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Humpback whales turning sharply in competitive group.
Image ID: 04522
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA |