A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), slaps the surface of the water with its tail, United States of America, Pacific, North America

View from a lookout inside Plitvice Lakes National Park over Veliki Slap (Big Waterfall), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Croatia, Europe

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail slap, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail slap, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Waterfall, Veliki Slap, Plitvice Lakes National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Croatia, Europe

Waterfall Veliki Slap, Plitvice Lakes National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Croatia, Europe

Overview of the great waterfall (Veliki Slap) and Sastavci waterfalls with mist rising, Plitvice Lakes National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Croatia, Europe

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf learning to slap the water surface.

Roski Slap Waterfall, Krka National Park, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail slap, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail slap, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Bottlenose Dolphin tail slap. Azores, North Atlantic

The result of a strong head slap of a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Such a splash supposedly scares shoaling fish that are known to cluster when threatened. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) at the surface and tail slapping continuously. Aerial photograph. Husavik, Iceland (RR)

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail slapping with its flukes. Alaska

Young Orca (Orcinus orca) tail-slapping among kelp in Chatham Strait, southeast Alaska, USA.

Young Orca (Orcinus orca) tail-slapping in Chatham Strait, southeast Alaska, USA.

Young Orca (Orcinus orca) tail-slapping in Tracy Arm, southeast Alaska, USA.

Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) pec-slapping in the AuAu Channel, Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Young Orca (Orcinus orca) tail-slapping in Tracy Arm, southeast Alaska, USA.

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail-slapping near researchers in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA.

Young Orca (Orcinus orca) tail-slapping in Tracy Arm, southeast Alaska, USA.

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail lobbing / tail throw. Hawaii, USA

The Big Waterfall, Veliki slap, Plitvicka Jezera, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Lika-Senj, Croatia, Europe

Mossy rocks by the Gljun torrent, near Wasserall Slap Virje, Soca valley, Bovec, Triglav National Park, Slovenia, Europe

Waterfall Slap Kozjak, near Kobarid, Soca Valley, Triglav National Park, Slovenia, Europe

Large Waterfall or Veliki Slap, Plitvice Lakes National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Croatia, Europe

Waterfall Slap Kozjak, near Kobarid, Slovenia, Europe

A lioness (Panthera leo) is about to slap a male lion with its paw after mating. They both have golden coats and are standing on a patch of burnt grass in the warm evening light. Shot with a Nikon D810 in the Serengeti; Tanzania

Close-up of lioness (Panthera leo) slapping male with paw, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

[DC] Two Humpback Whales with dramatic purple sunset, one breaching, one tail (Megaptera novaeangliae) C2020