A lone adult male killer whale (Orcinus orca) encountered in Glacier Bay National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, Pacific Ocean, North America

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), surfacing off Half Moon Island in the South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) feeding off the west coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), surfacing with spout in Glacier Bay National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alaska, United States of America, North America

California gray whale (Eschrictius robustus), spy-hopping near boat in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, North America

Adult California gray whale (Eschrictius robustus), surfacing near boat in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, North America

Killer whale pod (Orcinus orca), off Punta Colorada, Isla San Jose, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Whale blow (spout) and icy mountains, low lying mist, evening sun, Bransfield Strait, off South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) surfacing near Hornsund, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) feeding off the west coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) feeding off the west coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Humpback whale exhaling, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Humpback whale, megaptera novaeangliae. back and blowhole at sunset; mountains as backdrop; evening light

Blue whale, spouting. Close shot of spout (Balaenoptera physalus). USA, Channel Islands, CA

The transient Orca (Orcinus orca) pod, Cape Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Sperm whale blowing (Physeter macrocephalus).

A "rainblow" forms from the spout of a California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Mexico

The transient Orca (Orcinus orca) pod, Cape Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) blowing or spouting, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

Hawaii, Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) showing baleen.

Hawaii, Maui, Aerial view of Humpback Whales.

California, A blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) surfaces and exhales. Blue whales are the largest creature to ever live on our planet.