With calving season being active in the Caribbean, here’s some facts to know about humpback whale calves. #notmyphoto #idonotownthisimage #animals #mammals #marinemammals #cetaceans #whales #dolphins #porpoises #baleenwhales #humpbackwhales #humpbackwhale #humpback #whalecalf #calf #whalecalves #newenglandwildlife #wildlife #ocean #sea #marinelife #sealife #nature #education #conservation (at Nashua, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoH5a0Zu3Zx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
More whale videos for your enjoyment. #bayofmaine #granitestatewhalewatch #jeffreysledge #humpbackwhales #atlanticwhitesideddolphin https://www.instagram.com/p/CiWZFuaLTlC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
This humpback is the 2016 calf of Scylla. Seen off Montauk in 2018 uninjured (1st photo). We saw this whale again in 2021 with horrendous propeller scars and its dorsal fin cut off. This 6 year old calf returned to Montauk on 8/24/23 (last 2 photos). #protectwildlife #protectwhales #humpbackwhales #scylla2016calf #seeaspoutwatchout #montaukwhalewatch #cresliwhalewatch #vikingfleetwhalewatch #vikingstarship https://www.instagram.com/p/ChwwfpHOHo8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Unfortunately, whales can't fly. But, they can jump out of the water, also known as breaching! Though humpback whales are relatively slow swimmers, able to swim at about 15 miles per hour but averaging only two to nine miles per hour, they’re amazing acrobats.
For this #ThrowbackThursday feast your eyes on this epic shot of a humpback whale performing a mighty breach at Monterey Bay, California by conservation #wildographer @douglascroftimages * * Instafollow him for more awesomeness & enquire about prints. Note that at least 75% of print sale proceeds will go to the Sheldrick Trust @sheldricktrust & The Yosemite Conservancy @yosemiteconservancy https://www.douglascroftimages.com/ * #Wildography #funnywildlife #wildlifephotography #douglascroft #humpbackwhale #whale #marinelife (at Monterey Bay) https://www.instagram.com/p/CocpfjJs4fw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Local artist Lon Sharp has created a striking copper-clad image of a humpback whale breaching on the waterfront at Daajing Giids (Queen Charlotte City), Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia, Canada.