Male humpback whale with head raised out of the water, braking and pushing back at another whale by using pectoral fins spread in a "crucifix block", during surface active social behaviours.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 04104
Lat/Long: 20.87750, -156.70917 (Coordinates: 20° 52' 39.00" N, 156° 42' 33.01" W)
Format: Film 3:2
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 04104
Lat/Long: 20.87750, -156.70917 (Coordinates: 20° 52' 39.00" N, 156° 42' 33.01" W)
Format: Film 3:2
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Categories:
- Animal > Cetacean > Whale > Humpback Whale
- Animal > Endangered / Threatened Species > Marine > Humpback Whale
- Location > Oceans > Pacific > Hawaiian Islands
- Location > Protected Threatened and Significant Places > National Marine Sanctuaries > Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
- Location > USA > Hawaii
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