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Humpback Whales

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)
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Spy hopping whale

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  • A baby humpback whale eyes me curiously as its mother hovers below.
  • Peduncle throw, on of the most aggressive maneuvers from Humpback whales.
  • Wonderful colors as a breaching humpback whale is caught by the camera very close to the shoreline
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  • Water cascades off the tail of a humpback whale before being slammed back down in a loud display. The tail is 15ft across, like two picnic tables pushed together.
  • Like an 80,000lbs fighter plane spinning through the air. Humpback whale, Hawaii
  • A baby humpback whale plays at the surface as mom hovers protectively just below
  • Curious baby with mom looking on protectively
  • Humpback whale calf coming over to check us out
  • A newborn baby humpback whale breaches right towards the camera
  • A humpback whale breaking the surface of the clear Hawaiian water with the tip of its rostrum. Bumps called tubercles are thought to be sensory organs while the white circular scars are leftover from barnacles that have fallen off.
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  • Breaching humpback whale in the windy waters of Ma'alaea Bay, Maui
  • A rarely seen 360 degree breach from an adult humpback whale
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