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

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother and calf surfacing to breath. Hawaii, USA.

A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching right at the camera off Chichagof Island, southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean. This particular calf became very surface active when its mother continued to bubble-net feed with a group of other adu

A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching right at the camera off Chichagof Island, southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean. This particular calf became very surface active when its mother continued to bubble-net feed with a group of other adu

Humpback whale, (Megaptera novaeangliae), calf breaching as mother flukes up, Monterey Bay, California, USA

Humpback whale (Novaeanglia megaptera) mother and calf in shallow water off the island of Lanai, Hawaii, USA.

Adult humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother tail-lobbing in response to boat approach off Mala Wharf in the AuAu Channel, Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback whale calf (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in south Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean. Note the high number of barnacles on this calf's head and rostrum.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Mother and calf underwater in the AuAu Channel off Maui, Hawaii, USA. (rr)

Humpback whale calf (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in south Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean. Note the high number of barnacles on this calf's head and rostrum.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Mother and calf underwater, AuAu Channel off Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother rubbing in kelp off Admiralty Island, Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), mother with calf off the coast of Tonga. South Pacific