Stranding Abandonment Photos

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, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
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.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 05979  
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, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
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.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 05983  
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, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
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.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 05987  
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, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
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.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 05992  
Gray whale carcass at oceans edge, Eschrichtius robustus, Del Mar, California
Gray whale carcass at oceans edge.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: Del Mar, California
Image ID: 01168  
Gray whale carcass at oceans edge, Eschrichtius robustus, Del Mar, California
Gray whale carcass at oceans edge.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: Del Mar, California
Image ID: 06422  
Gray whale carcass at oceans edge, Eschrichtius robustus, Del Mar, California
Gray whale carcass at oceans edge.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: Del Mar, California
Image ID: 06423  
Gray whale carcass, Laguna San Ignacio, Eschrichtius robustus, San Ignacio Lagoon
Gray whale carcass, Laguna San Ignacio.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 06424  
Humpback whale, abandoned calf alongside UH research boat, UH research diver visible, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
Humpback whale, abandoned calf alongside UH research boat, UH research diver visible.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 05977  
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