Humpback Whale Noncompetitive Behavior

Image 02796, A humpback whale hovers motionless underwater in the ocean, inverted with head down and long pectoral fins held wide, near the Hawaiian island of Maui as it sings the famous
Image 02794, Humpback whale singing., Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui, Copyright © Phillip Colla / HWRF, all rights reserved worldwide. Keywords: adult:animal:balaenopteridae:behavior:cetacea:cetacean:communicate:communication:courtship:creature:deep:endangered:endangered threatened species:hawaii:hawaiian islands:hawaiian islands humpback whale national marine sanctuary:hump back whale:humpback:humpback whale:humpback whales:humpbacked whale:male:mammal:marine:marine mammal:mating:maui:megaptera:megaptera novaeangliae:mysticete:mysticeti:national marine sanctuaries:nature:north pacific humpback whale:novaeangliae:ocean:oceans:pacific:research:rorqual:sea:sing:singer:singing:social:socializing:song:sound:underwater:usa:vocalization:vocalizing:whale:whale behavior:whale singing:whale song:wildlife. NOTE: This photograph was taken during Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research activities conducted under NOAA/NMFS and State of Hawaii permit. Its use is subject to certain restrictions. Please contact the photographer for more information.
Image 02154, North Pacific humpback whale raising its fluke before diving underwater to forage for herring in southeast Alaska., Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui, Copyright © Phillip Colla / HWRF, all rights reserved worldwide. Keywords: alaska:animal:balaenopteridae:cetacea:cetacean:creature:endangered:endangered threatened species:hawaii:hawaiian islands:hawaiian islands humpback whale national marine sanctuary:hump back whale:humpback:humpback whale:humpback whale in alaska:humpback whales:humpbacked whale:inspirational:mammal:marine:marine mammal:maui:megaptera:megaptera novaeangliae:mysticete:mysticeti:national marine sanctuaries:nature:north pacific humpback whale:novaeangliae:ocean:oceans:pacific:research:rorqual:sea:southeast alaska:threatened:usa:whale:wildlife. NOTE: This photograph was taken during Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research activities conducted under NOAA/NMFS and State of Hawaii permit. Its use is subject to certain restrictions. Please contact the photographer for more information.
Image 00140, North Pacific humpback whales, a mother and calf pair swim closely together just under the surface of the ocean. The calf with remain with its mother for about a year, migrating from Hawaii to Alaska to feed on herring., Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui, Copyright © Phillip Colla / HWRF, all rights reserved worldwide. Keywords: animal:baby:baby whale:balaenopteridae:behavior:calf:cetacea:cetacean:creature:endangered:endangered threatened species:hawaii:hawaiian islands:hawaiian islands humpback whale national marine sanctuary:hump back whale:humpback:humpback whale:humpback whale juvenile calf:humpback whale mother and calf:humpback whales:humpbacked whale:inspirational:juvenile:juvenile calf:mammal:marine:marine mammal:maui:megaptera:megaptera novaeangliae:mother and calf:mother calf nurturing:mysticete:mysticeti:national marine sanctuaries:nature:north pacific humpback whale:novaeangliae:ocean:oceans:pacific:portfolio:research:rorqual:sea:threatened:underwater:usa:whale:whale behavior:whale calf:wildlife:wildlife portraits:young. NOTE: This photograph was taken during Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research activities conducted under NOAA/NMFS and State of Hawaii permit. Its use is subject to certain restrictions. Please contact the photographer for more information.
Image 02819, Humpback whale mother, calf (top), male escort (rear)., Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui, Copyright © Phillip Colla / HWRF, all rights reserved worldwide. Keywords: animal:baby:baby whale:balaenopteridae:behavior:calf:cetacea:cetacean:creature:endangered:endangered threatened species:hawaii:hawaiian islands:hawaiian islands humpback whale national marine sanctuary:hump back whale:humpback:humpback whale:humpback whale juvenile calf:humpback whale mother and calf:humpback whales:humpbacked whale:juvenile:juvenile calf:mammal:marine:marine mammal:maui:megaptera:megaptera novaeangliae:mother and calf:mother calf nurturing:mysticete:mysticeti:national marine sanctuaries:nature:north pacific humpback whale:novaeangliae:ocean:oceans:pacific:research:rorqual:sea:underwater:usa:whale:whale behavior:whale calf:wildlife:young. NOTE: This photograph was taken during Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research activities conducted under NOAA/NMFS and State of Hawaii permit. Its use is subject to certain restrictions. Please contact the photographer for more information.
Image 01316, North Pacific humpback whale, calf., Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui, Copyright © Phillip Colla / HWRF, all rights reserved worldwide. Keywords: animal:baby:balaenopteridae:calf:cetacea:cetacean:endangered:endangered threatened species:hawaii:hawaiian islands:hawaiian islands humpback whale national marine sanctuary:hump back whale:humpback:humpback whale:humpback whale juvenile calf:humpbacked whale:juvenile:juvenile calf:mammal:marine:marine mammal:maui:megaptera:megaptera novaeangliae:mysticete:mysticeti:national marine sanctuaries:nature:north pacific humpback whale:novaeangliae:ocean:oceans:pacific:research:rorqual:sea:underwater:usa:whale:wildlife:young. NOTE: This photograph was taken during Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research activities conducted under NOAA/NMFS and State of Hawaii permit. Its use is subject to certain restrictions. Please contact the photographer for more information.
Image 00167, North Pacific humpback whale., Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui, Copyright © Phillip Colla / HWRF, all rights reserved worldwide. Keywords: animal:balaenopteridae:cetacea:cetacean:creature:endangered:endangered threatened species:hawaii:hawaiian islands:hawaiian islands humpback whale national marine sanctuary:hump back whale:humpback:humpback whale:humpbacked whale:mammal:marine:marine mammal:maui:megaptera:megaptera novaeangliae:mysticete:mysticeti:national marine sanctuaries:nature:north pacific humpback whale:novaeangliae:ocean:oceans:pacific:research:rorqual:sea:threatened:underwater:usa:whale:wildlife. NOTE: This photograph was taken during Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research activities conducted under NOAA/NMFS and State of Hawaii permit. Its use is subject to certain restrictions. Please contact the photographer for more information.
Image 00165, North Pacific humpback whale., Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui, Copyright © Phillip Colla / HWRF, all rights reserved worldwide. Keywords: animal:balaenopteridae:cetacea:cetacean:creature:endangered:endangered threatened species:hawaii:hawaiian islands:hawaiian islands humpback whale national marine sanctuary:hump back whale:humpback:humpback whale:humpbacked whale:mammal:marine:marine mammal:maui:megaptera:megaptera novaeangliae:mysticete:mysticeti:national marine sanctuaries:nature:north pacific humpback whale:novaeangliae:ocean:oceans:pacific:research:rorqual:sea:underwater:usa:whale:wildlife. NOTE: This photograph was taken during Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research activities conducted under NOAA/NMFS and State of Hawaii permit. Its use is subject to certain restrictions. Please contact the photographer for more information.
Image 01296, North Pacific humpback whale, mother (middle), calf (top) and escort (bottom)., Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui, Copyright © Phillip Colla / HWRF, all rights reserved worldwide. Keywords: animal:baby:balaenopteridae:baleen:calf:cetacea:cetacean:endangered:endangered threatened species:hawaii:hawaiian islands:hump back whale:humpback:humpback whale:humpbacked whale:juvenile:mammal:marine:marine mammal:maui:megaptera:megaptera novaeangliae:mysticete:mysticeti:nature:north pacific humpback whale:novaeangliae:ocean:research:rorqual:sea:underwater:usa:whale:wildlife:young. NOTE: This photograph was taken during Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research activities conducted under NOAA/NMFS and State of Hawaii permit. Its use is subject to certain restrictions. Please contact the photographer for more information.
Image 02802, Humpback whale (male) singing., Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui, Copyright © Phillip Colla / HWRF, all rights reserved worldwide. Keywords: adult:animal:balaenopteridae:behavior:cetacea:cetacean:communicate:communication:courtship:deep:endangered:endangered threatened species:hawaii:hawaiian islands:hawaiian islands humpback whale national marine sanctuary:hump back whale:humpback:humpback whale:humpback whales:humpbacked whale:inspirational:male:mammal:marine:marine mammal:mating:maui:megaptera:megaptera novaeangliae:mysticete:mysticeti:national marine sanctuaries:nature:north pacific humpback whale:novaeangliae:ocean:oceans:pacific:research:rorqual:sea:sing:singer:singing:social:socializing:song:sound:underwater:usa:vocalization:vocalizing:whale:whale behavior:whale singing:whale song:wildlife. NOTE: This photograph was taken during Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research activities conducted under NOAA/NMFS and State of Hawaii permit. Its use is subject to certain restrictions. Please contact the photographer for more information.
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