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Humpback Whale Behavior Pictures

64 images Created 24 Nov 2010

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  • humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, courtship behavior - female being pursued by male, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0606.jpg
  • humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, courtship behavior - female being pursued by male, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0605.jpg
  • humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, displaying courtship behavior - male aggressively pursuits female while blowing bubbles vigorously,  Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0600.jpg
  • humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, male escorting female underneath, courtship behavior, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0366.jpg
  • humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, in rowdy heat run, female whale throwing caudal peduncle toward lunging male, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0340.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, flippering, pec-slapping or pectoral slap, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0329.jpg
  • humpback whale, throwing peduncle, Megaptera novaeangliae, Big Island, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0303.jpg
  • humpback whale, head-lunge, jaw clap, and chin slap in competitive group, Megaptera novaeangliae, Big Island, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0274.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, breaching at sunset, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0266.jpg
  • humpback whale, breaching, Megaptera novaeangliae, Big Island, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0261-V.jpg
  • humpback whale, breaching, Megaptera novaeangliae, Big Island, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0248.jpg
  • Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, breaching, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0229.jpg
  • humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, displaying courtship behavior - male approaches femal while blowing bubbles aggressively, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0223.jpg
  • humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, displaying courtship behavior - male approaches femal while blowing bubbles aggressively, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0222.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, extending pectoral fins, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0209.jpg
  • humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, courtship behavior - female being pursued by male, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0207.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, adult female, swimming upside down, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0203.jpg
  • humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, displaying courtship behavior - male aggressively pursuits female while blowing bubbles vigorously, female with well developed colony of parasitic acorn barnacles, Cornula diaderma, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0202.jpg
  • humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, displaying courtship behavior - male aggressively pursuits female while blowing bubbles vigorously,  Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0197.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, extremely curious adult female, reaching out with her long pectoral fin for a physical contact, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0196.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, mature female, swiming her belly-side up against surface of the ocean to escape from being copulated by pursuing male, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0194.jpg
  • humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, displaying courtship behavior - male aggressively pursuits female while blowing bubbles vigorously, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0193-V.jpg
  • humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, displaying courtship behavior - male aggressively pursuits female while blowing bubbles vigorously, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0193.jpg
  • humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, displaying courtship behavior - male approaches female while blowing bubbles aggressively, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0190.jpg
  • humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, displaying courtship behavior - male approaches femal while blowing bubbles aggressively, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0187.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, breaching, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0183.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, breaching, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0182.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, breaching, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0181.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, tail slapping or lobtailing, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0180.jpg
  • humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, displaying courtship behavior - male aggressively pursuits female while blowing bubbles vigorously,  Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0179.jpg
  • humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, displaying courtship behavior - male aggressively pursuits female while blowing bubbles vigorously, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0178.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, fluke-up dive or fluking at sunset, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean, photo composite
    Humpback-Whale-0176.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, tail-slapping or lobtailing at sunset, fluke silhouette, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean, photo composite
    Humpback-Whale-0175.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, calf tail-slapping or lobtailing at sunset, fluke silhouette, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0173.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, spyhopping at sunset, note parasitic acorn barnacles, Cornula diaderma, and many scars left by them, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0171-V.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, breaching, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0169.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, newborn calf breaching, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0168.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, newborn calf breaching, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0167.jpg
  • humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, mother, calf and escort, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0161.jpg
  • humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, mother, calf and male escort, accompanied by rainbow runners, Elagatis bipinnulatus, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0157.jpg
  • humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, fluke-up dive or fluking, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0156.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, fluke-up dive, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0154.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, fluke-up dive, under golden light from setting sun, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0153.jpg
  • humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, spouting or blowing at sunset, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0152.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, lobtailing or tail slapping, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0151.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, breaching, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0150-V.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, breaching, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0149-V.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, newborn calf, practicing head breaching, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0145.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, newborn calf, practicing head breaching, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0144-V.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, peduncle throw or tail breach, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0143.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, pec slapping or flippering, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0142.jpg
  • humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, courtship behavior, heat run or mating contest - competing male whales battle each other blowing bubbles aggressively possibly to gain access to a female as wellas to fend off other males, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0122.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, calf breaching with open eye, under golden hour light, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0097.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, breaching, competing male with bloody fighting scars, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0068-V.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, peduncle throw or tail breach, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0061.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, peduncle throw tail breach, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0051.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, lobtailing or tail slapping, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0045.jpg
  • humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, mother and calf, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0043.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, lobtailing or tail slapping, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    Humpback-Whale-0041.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, lobtailing or tail slapping at sunset, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    030223-0019.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, lobtailing or tail slapping at sunset, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    030223-0018.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, tail-slapping or lobtailing at sunset, fluke silhouette, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean, photo composite
    020309-0001.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, tail breach or peduncle throw at sunset, silhouette of fluke, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
    020216-0002.jpg
  • humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, breaching out of large swell, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
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