Humpback whale jumps out of the water. Beautiful jump. A rare photograph. Madagascar. St. Mary's Island.

humpback whale (megaptera novaeangliae) adult alone jump dynamics profile shot overview madagascar indian ocean tropical sea megaptera horizon splash cites appendix 1 least concern (iucn) lc august water surface nobody rorqual whale cetacean marine mammal mammal wild animal stage of development individual enumeration locomotion motion shot southern africa africa old world continent world sea and ocean sea sea and coastal water natural area balaenopteridae cetacea mammalia vertébré landform earth's crust convention on international trade in endangered species of wild species low risk (iucn) lr iucn red list of threatened species month of year water (matter) matter (substance) megaptera novaeangliae