Sentences with phrase «humpback calf»

In 2011 amazing footage emerged of a 100 % all white baby humpback calf.

In that 36 - year period, 68 such strikes were reported, including the one that injured the humpback calf in the photo above.

Not exact matches

Sculptures of a humpback whale mother and her calf, donated by Shedd Aquarium, greet people entering the new Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, which opened today.

Southern Right whales, which were reported to have declined to 300 before anti-whaling laws were established, raise one calf every two to three years, compared to humpback whales which generally raise a calf per year.

He photographed caribou, grizzly bears, sunsets, landscapes, icebergs, and a humpback whale and her calf that he encountered while kayaking in Aialik Bay.

Overall, the study's data from mitochondrial DNA — different from nuclear DNA in that it helps scientists trace maternal lineages — reveal that population structure in humpback whales is largely driven by female whales that return annually to the same breeding grounds and by the early experience of calves that accompany their mothers on their first round - trip migration to the feeding grounds.

For a couple of hours the humpback whale calf swam in circles, pursued by between 10 and 20 sharks, says cinematographer Morne Hardenberg, who witnessed the encounter (see top picture).

Spotted off the eastern coast of South Africa, in the Pondoland Marine Protected Area, a humpback whale calf some 4 metres long endured a harrowing ordeal, beset by a group of dusky sharks, each 2 to 3 metres long.

Uvita is home to the Parque Nacional Marino Ballena (Whale Marine National Park) and is famous for the twice - yearly migrations of humpback whales that come to give birth and raise their calves in the warm Pacific waters just offshore from Uvita.

May to September and sometimes even throughout October depending on the ocean temperatures and currents is a great time to be on the Great Barrier Reef to swim with the inquisitive Minke Whales and witness the giant Humpbacks on their annual migration with their calves.

Humpback whales and southern right whales frolic in Augusta's Flinders Bay from early June and rare blue whales and calves join bottlenose dolphins in Geographe Bay in Dunsborough in September.

During the dives we had heard the calls of some Humpback whales, and after we surfaced we spotted a calf and a mother.

You can expect to experience breaching, fluking, tail slaps, baby humpbacks (calves), and competition pods.

Enjoy one - on - one whale encounters and observe interesting whale behavior: breaching, fluking, tail slaps, baby humpbacks (calves), and competition pod.

Nearby, the whale - watching program at the Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort kicks off in December, where every room — and every restaurant — has a bird's - eye view of humpback mothers and their calves frolicking in the Sea of Cortés.

Humpback Whales Frosty and her calf Mini Wheat are seen travelling with Sharpie, another Humpback Whale.

We saw two pods of killer whales (swimming together), humpback whales (one with a calf!)

Health assessment, antibiotic treatment, and behavioral responses to herding efforts of a cow - calf pair of humpback whales in the Sacramento River Delta, California.

Health assessment, antibiotic treatment, and behavioral responses to herding efforts of a cow - calf pair of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the Sacramento River Delta, California.

Females nurse their calves for almost a year, though it takes far longer than that for a humpback whale to reach full adulthood.

A mother humpback whale and her calf swam past our afternoon day trip in the San Juan Islands of Washington just as they launched their kayaks into the water.

Ground - breaking video footage of a mother humpback whale and her calf frolicking in waters off Cape Moreton will be used to educate visitors to Tangalooma on whale conservation...

Get Down Whale Watching Every winter over 30,000 humpback whales migrate from Antarctica up the East Australian coast to mate and birth their calves in -LSB-...]

Humpback whales have also been known to frolic in the waters of the bay with their calves, as they head back to Antarctica in the wintertime.

Every winter over 30,000 humpback whales migrate from Antarctica up the East Australian coast to mate and birth their calves in warm tropical waters.

We see many types of behavior during this important winter migration / mating time including Breaching, Fluking, Tail Slaps, baby Humpbacks (Calves), and Competition Pods.

En route we keep our eyes peeled for dolphins and whales — Antarctic and Arctic populations of humpback whales visit these shores to calf a mate each year!

Every year, approximately two - thirds of North Pacific humpback whales (estimates range from 4,000 to 10,000 whales) migrate to Hawaii's warm waters to mate, and to bear and nurse their calves.

Protected by Fraser Island, the Hervey Bay Marine Park also offers safe and calm waters for hundreds of humpback whales and calves from August to October.

St Helena Bay is a perfect stop for the wildflower season in spring, and during August to November, guests will be able to see the Southern Right Whales, and even the Humpback whales, with their calves in the bay.

Each year from June to November some 8,000 magnificent humpback whales and their calves visit the pristine waters of Coffs Harbour.

Guests to St Helena Bay will be able to see the blooming wildflowers in spring, as well as the Southern Right, and the Humpback whales with their calves in the bay during August to November.

There are regularly sights of pods of dolphin, schools of surface fish such as Tuna and Mackerel and are fortunate enough to see the occasional Humpback mother and calf returning from their breeding grounds in the north.

From August to October, about 1,500 humpback whales take time out from their migration to spend anywhere from a day to two weeks relaxing and nurturing their calves.

Experience the great humpback migration from August to October, watch mothers and calves play in the calm waters of the bay.

We spotted several humpbacks, including a mother and calf that entered the cove at the entrance to the lodge.

Another event, involving a pair of humpback whales attempting to save a gray whale calf from a hunting pod of orcas after it had become separated from its mother, was captured by BBC filmmakers.

Between August and late October this is one of the best places in the country to see humpbacks with their calves as sightings are almost guaranteed.

Orcas have been witnessed hunting humpback whale calves in much the same way that they hunt gray whale calves.

I am probably the only photographer in the world whose catalog includes underwater images of all of the following: blue whales (the largest animal ever to have lived), rare endangered Guadalupe fur seals, Pacific white - sided dolphins, socializing groups of sperm whales, a newborn gray whale calf in the wild, humpback whale competitive («fighting») groups, the odd ocean sunfish (Mola mola), distant and pristine Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, and Olympic champion swimmers accompanied by wild dolphins.

If you visit in the winter, you might catch sight of humpback whales who migrate from Alaska to spend the winter in Hawaii, where they give birth to their calves.

Every year, approximately two - thirds of North Pacific humpback whales, estimates range from 4,000 to 10,000 whales, migrate to Hawaii's warm waters to mate, and to bear and nurse their calves.

If travelling during the winter months, keep your eyes peeled for Humpback Whales and their calves as they continue their east coast migration.

Humpback whale and her calf, just off the coast from Tamarindo bay!!!

This is where around 7,000 humpback whales and their new calves choose to stopover to rest and play in the bay's calm and safe waters.

Diving with a humpback whale and her newborn calf while they cruise around Roca Partida... in the Revillagigedo [Islands], Mexico.

The 1 - to 2 - month - old humpback whale calf, which Australians dubbed «Colin,» was first spotted last week in waters off north Sydney clinging next to a yacht it had apparently mistaken for its mom.