humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, in rowdy heat run, female whale throwing caudal peduncle toward lunging male, Hawaii

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humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, in rowdy heat run, female whale throwing caudal peduncle toward lunging male, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean

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Size: 5020px × 3347px
Location: Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
Photo credit: © Masa Ushioda / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: balaenopteridae, baleen, cetacean, competing, competition, competitive, courting, courtship, group, hawaii, heat-run, humpback, mammal, marine, megaptera, mysticeti, novaeangliae, rorqual, usa, whale, whales