Humpback Whales Displaying Courtship Behavior Heat Run

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 well as to fend off other males, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean

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Balaenopteridae Hawaii Megaptera novaeangliae Mysticeti Pacific Ocean USA animal baleen whale blowing blowing bubbles cetacean communicating communication competing competitive group courting courtship fisheye heat run heat-run heatrun humpback whale mammal marine mammal mating contest nature rorqual underwater vertical wide wide angle. wideangle wide-angle wildlife

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