Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing near the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer near the Antarctic Peninsula

1 animal animalia antarctic ocean above water adult adult animal adult animals animal theme animal themes animals balaenidae balaenoptiidae baleen whale baleen whales cetacean cetaceans color image color images color colour images colour colour image cetacea drake passage day days fully grown great southern ocean great whale great whales humpback whale humpback whales horizontal horizontals humpback humpbacks landscape mammalia megaptera novaeangliae mysticeti mammal mammals marine marine animal marine animals marine life marine life mature no one no people no person no body no one nobody one animal one outdoors outside over water rorqual south polar ocean southern ocean sea animal sea animals sea creature sea creatures sea life sealife surface surfacing tail tails whalebone whales whale whalebone whale whales s051 s051 te