Results
11 results found

A sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), slapping the water with its tail fluke, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean, Asia

A young humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, breaches out of the blue waters of the Caribbean Sea.

A humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, raises its powerful fluke out of the blue waters of the Caribbean Sea and slams it down on the surface to communicate.

A humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, raises its powerful fluke out of the blue waters of the Caribbean Sea and slams it down on the surface to communicate.

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flukes-up dive in Inian Pass, Southeast Alaska, Pacific Ocean, United States of America, North America

Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) adult female flukes-up to catch the wind in Puerto Pyramides, Argentina, South America

Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) adult female flukes-up to catch the wind in Puerto Pyramides, Argentina, South America

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flukes-up dive near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) surfacing in the mid-riff Island area of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Sonora, Mexico

Adult Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) surfacing (note tears in flukes) in the upper Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) fluking before diving to depths of about 1000m. Fluke span can range from 3 to 5m for mature adults. Endangered, Ionian Sea, Greece. (RR)

Adult California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) fluke-up dive - note extreme scarring and damage to right fluke - in Bahia Magdalena on the Pacific side of the Baja Penninsula. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flukes-up dive with kelp gulls near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

A young humpback whale calf (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail-lobbing in the AuAu Channel between the islands of Maui and Lanai, Hawaii, USA

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail throw beside the charter yacht Safari Spirit in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean. Not property released. (rr)

Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) surfacing in the mid-riff Island area of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Sonora, Mexico

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flukes-up dive off the continental shelf west of Spitsbergen in the Barents Sea, Norway

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flukes-up dive with kelp gulls near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive in the AuAu Channel between the islands of Maui and Lanai, Hawaii, USA

Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) surfacing in the mid-riff Island area of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Sonora, Mexico

Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) surfacing in the mid-riff Island area of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Sonora, Mexico

A group of adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively "bubble-net" feeding along the west side of Chatham Strait in Southeast Alaska, USA

Fluking Humpbac whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) showing its wide tail stock with the powerful muscles leading to its flukes. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sub-surface feeding among black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), west of Spitsbergen, Barents Sea, Norway

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flukes-up dive with kelp gulls near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive in Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flukes-up dive near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Close up of fluke-up dive from adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperatively bubble-net feeding in Freshwater Bay on Chichagof Island in Southeast Alaska, USA

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flukes-up dive with kelp gulls near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flukes-up dive near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) fluke-up dive in the offshore waters of Santa Monica Bay, California, USA.

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) fluke-up dive at sunset in the offshore waters of Santa Monica Bay, California, USA.

Transient bull Orca (Orcinus orca) - also called Killer Whale - surfacing (fluke detail) in Stephen's Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) fluke-up dive at sunset in the offshore waters of Santa Monica Bay, California, USA.

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the AuAu Channel between the islands of Maui and Lanai, Hawaii, USA

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the AuAu Channel between the islands of Maui and Lanai, Hawaii, USA

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Dahlman Bay, South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Dahlman Bay, South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching, Kailua-Kona, Big Island, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive in Icy Straits, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flukes-up dive near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Adult blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) fluke-up dive in the middle Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive in the AuAu Channel between the islands of Maui and Lanai, Hawaii, USA

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Adult blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) fluke-up dive in the middle Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico

A group of adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively "bubble-net" feeding along the west side of Chatham Strait in Southeast Alaska, USA

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the AuAu Channel between the islands of Maui and Lanai, Hawaii, USA

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flukes-up dive near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the AuAu Channel between the islands of Maui and Lanai, Hawaii, USA

Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) fluke-up dive in the offshore waters of Santa Monica Bay, California, USA.

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the AuAu Channel between the islands of Maui and Lanai, Hawaii, USA

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the AuAu Channel between the islands of Maui and Lanai, Hawaii, USA

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive in the AuAu Channel between the islands of Maui and Lanai, Hawaii, USA

An adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive in the AuAu Channel between the islands of Maui and Lanai, Hawaii, USA

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the AuAu Channel between the islands of Maui and Lanai, Hawaii, USA

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

An adult humpback whale repeatedly tail-lobbing in the inverted position (Megaptera novaeangliae), Chatham Strait in Southeast Alaska, USA

Two adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) diving in Windham Bay in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Two adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing at 73? 38.12? N and 15? 21.37? E off the continental shelf southwest of Bear Island in the Barents Sea, Norway.

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke seen while the whale is diving, Hartley Bay, British Columbia, Canada

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing in Inside Passage in the Lynn Canal under the glow of the setting sun; Alaska, United States of America

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) swimming at dusk in the Inside Passage of Lynn Canal with the Chilkat Mountains in the background, Alaska, United States of America