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North Pacific humpback whale, competitive group. Image ID: 05972 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA	Humpback whale, abandoned calf alongside Hawaii Whale Research Foundation 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: 05983 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA	Humpback whale, abandoned calf alongside Hawaii Whale Research Foundation 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: 05987 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA

Humpback whale, abandoned calf alongside Hawaii Whale Research Foundation 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: 05992 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA	North Pacific humpback whale underwater. Image ID: 05995 Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA	North Pacific humpback whale underwater. Image ID: 05996 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: 05998 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae 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: 06000 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae 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: 06001 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA

Hawaiian humpback whale underwater, sun beams dappling the whale in clear oceanic waters. Image ID: 06008 Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA	North Pacific humpback whale underwater. Image ID: 06018 Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA	North Pacific humpback whales, competitive group. Image ID: 06020 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae 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: 06034 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae 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: 06035 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae 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: 06036 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA

North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. Image ID: 06039 Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA	North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. Image ID: 06043 Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA	North Pacific humpback whale, calf. Image ID: 06044 Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA

North Pacific humpback whale, calf. Image ID: 06045 Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA	Water falling from the fluke (tail) of a humpback whale as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. Image ID: 27035 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA	Two humpback whales swim in front of a whale watching boat. Image ID: 27037 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA

Humpback whale rounding out, arching its back before diving underwater. Image ID: 27046 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA	Southern humpback whale in Antarctica, with significant diatomaceous growth (brown) on the underside of its fluke, lifting its fluke before diving in Cierva Cove, Antarctica. Image ID: 25497 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Cierva Cove, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica	A humpback whale raises it pectoral fin out of the water, the coast of Del Mar and La Jolla is visible in the distance. Image ID: 27139 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Del Mar, California, USA

Scarring of this humpback whale's fluke allow researchers to identify this particular whale from season to season. Image ID: 27026 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA	Water falling from the fluke (tail) of a humpback whale as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. Image ID: 27032 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA	Water falling from the fluke (tail) of a humpback whale as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. Image ID: 27033 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA

Humpback whale blowing, exhaling as it swims toward a whale-watching boat. Image ID: 27034 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA