Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and its young resting near the shore in the Mayotte lagoon.

humpback whale (megaptera novaeangliae) lagoon sunbeam adult female family rest swim portrait overview underwater shot reflection mayotte tropical sea megaptera three quarter shot pair cites appendix 1 whale calf least concern (iucn) lc august water surface mozambique channel rorqual whale cetacean marine mammal mammal wild animal landform earth's crust sun space stage of development individual enumeration locomotion motion shot light effect comoro islands africa continent sea marine area area balaenopteridae cetacea mammalia vertebrata convention on international trade in endangered species of wild species young low risk (iucn) lr iucn red list of threatened species month of year water (matter) matter (substance) indian ocean world sea and ocean jubartes megapteres humpback whales (megaptera novaeangliae) jubarte megaptere lagoons sunbeams ray of sunlight adults females families siestas resting siesta rested restful make the siesta making the siesta being lazy be lazy swimming (action) swimming portraits overviews global sight global sights full length subaquatic photos subaquatic sights seen under the water photos under the water underwater shots subaquatic image underwater view submarine images submarine sights submarine sight submarine photos submarine photo underwater views submarine photographies submarine photography underwater underwaterphoto underwaterpicture underwaterphotography underwaterphotographies underwaterphotos underwaterpictures reflections mirror image reflected reflecting tropical seas tropical oceans tropical ocean three quarter views three quarter view three quarter shots three quarter sight three quarter sights three quarter length duet pairs duets 2 two whale calfs least concern species water surfaces watersurface watersurfaces megaptera novaeangliae