Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf pec-slapping amongst adult humpback whales (including its mom) in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing (note blow height) in Hobart Bay, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperatively? bubble-net? feeding (note the expanded throat pleats and barnacles hanging from throat) in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding in Stephen's Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Adult humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae fluke-up dive in the AuAu Channel between the islands of Maui and Lanai, Hawaii, USA Each year humpback whales return to these waters in the winter and spring to mate and give birth to their calves In the su

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.