Perfect view of the ventral surface of a humpback whales fluke, as the whale raises its fluke just before diving underwater. The white patches and scalloping along the trailing edge of the fluke make this whale identifiable when it is observed from year to year.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Santa Rosa Island, California
Image ID: 27031
Gray whale raising its fluke (tail) in front of a boat of whale watchers before diving to the ocean floor to forage for crustaceans, Cow Bay, Flores Island, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: Cow Bay, Flores Island, British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 21184
Perfect view of the ventral surface of a humpback whales fluke, as the whale raises its fluke just before diving underwater. The white patches and scalloping along the trailing edge of the fluke make this whale identifiable when it is observed from year to year.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Santa Rosa Island, California
Image ID: 27047
Blue whale fluking up (raising its tail) before a dive to forage for krill.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 27119
Blue whale fluking up (raising its tail) before a dive to forage for krill.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 27120
Blue whale fluking up (raising its tail) before a dive to forage for krill.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 27122
Blue whale fluking up (raising its tail) before a dive to forage for krill.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 27123