Whales Collection (#18)

Whale watching advertisement near the harbour at Neiafu Vava'u. Kingdom of Tonga, South Pacific
FG-ea-983 Whale watching advertisement near the harbour at Neiafu Vava'u Kingdom of Tonga, South Pacific Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Southern Right Whale - White calf sleeping at the surface; mother in the background
FG-EA-97 Southern Right Whale - White calf sleeping at the surface; mother in the background. Each year a few white calves are born. Normal color is dark grey

Humpback whale - Adult swimming at the surface. Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific
FG-ea-954 Humpback whale - Adult swimming at the surface. Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific Megaptera novaeangliae Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Humpback whale - A curious calf approaches the photographer. Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific
FG-ea-953 Humpback whale - A curious calf approaches the photographer. Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific Megaptera novaeangliae Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display

Humpback whale - Mother and calf resting near the surface. Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific
FG-ea-946 Humpback whale - Mother and calf resting near the surface Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific Megaptera novaeangliae Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Humpback whale - Mother, calf, and "escort" (the third whale visible in background)
FG-ea-943 Humpback whale - Mother, calf, and "escort" (the third whale visible in background). Note remoras hitching a ride under the mother

Humpback whale - mother and calf A third whale is visible in the background; it is an "escort"
FG-ea-942 Humpback whale - mother and calf Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific Megaptera novaeangliae A third whale is visible in the background; it is an "escort"

Humpback whale - Adult male. Silhouette of a mother and calf barely visible at top of image
FG-ea-937 Humpback whale - Adult male. Silhouette of a mother and calf barely visible at top of image. Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific Megaptera novaeangliae Francois Gohier Please note that prints

Humpback whale - adult Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific
FG-ea-936 Humpback whale - adult Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific Megaptera novaeangliae Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Humpback whale - mother and calf Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific
FG-ea-933 Humpback whale - mother and calf Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific Megaptera novaeangliae Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Humpback whale - Calf, diving Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific
FG-ea-932 Humpback whale - Calf, diving Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific Megaptera novaeangliae Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Humpback whale - Calf diving to join its mother (visible in the lower left corner). Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific
FG-ea-931 Humpback whale - Calf diving to join its mother (visible in the lower left corner). Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific Megaptera novaeangliae Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for

Humpback whale - Calf, rolling and diving after breathing at the surface Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific
FG-ea-930 Humpback whale - Calf, rolling and diving after breathing at the surface Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific Megaptera novaeangliae Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal

Humpback whale - Southern Hemisphere Humpbacks have more white on their belly
FG-ea-929 Humpback whale - Southern Hemisphere Humpbacks have more white on their belly and sides than their Northern Hemisphere counterparts

Humpback whale - adult Southern Hemisphere Humpbacks have more white on their belly
FG-ea-928 Humpback whale - adult Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific Megaptera novaeangliae Southern Hemisphere Humpbacks have more white on their belly

Humpback whale - Breaching Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific
FG-ea-927 Humpback whale - Breaching Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific Megaptera novaeangliae Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Orca / Killer whale - Orca hunting South American Sealion pup, on a beach at Punta Norte, Valdes Peninsula, Patagonia
FG-ea-924 Orca / Killer whale - Orca hunting South American Sealion pup on a beach at Punta Norte, Valdes Peninsula, Patagonia

Tonga, South Pacific - Whale watching advertisement in Neiafu, in the Vava'u group of islands
FG-ea-917 Tonga, South Pacific - Whale watching advertisement in Neiafu, in the Vava'u group of islands Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Southern Right Whale - Tail fluke, at sunset Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina
FG-ea-9 Southern Right Whale - Tail fluke, at sunset Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina Eubalaena australis Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display

Southern Right Whale - Falling back in the sea at the end of a breach. Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia
FG-ea-896 Southern Right Whale - Falling back in the sea at the end of a breach Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia

Southern Right Whale - breaching Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina
FG-ea-887 Southern Right Whale - breaching Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina Eubalaena australis Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Southern Right Whale - Lobtailing behavior: the whale raises its tail stock
FG-ea-873 Southern Right Whale - Lobtailing behaviour: the whale raises its tail stock and flukes high above the surface of the sea and slaps down on the surface repeatedly

Southern Right Whale - Calf. note aggregations of cyamids ("whale lice") around mouth and callosities
FG-ea-849 Southern Right Whale - Calf. note aggregations of cyamids ("whale lice") around mouth and callosities

Southern Right Whale - Mother (background) and calf (foreground). note aggregations of yellowish cyamids around
FG-ea-846 Southern Right Whale - Mother (background) and calf (foreground). note aggregations of yellowish cyamids around the calf's mouth, eye, callosities, and a patch on side of cheek

Southern Right Whale - Close-up of head of a white calf ("Marine Dalmatian")
FG-ea-84 Southern Right Whale - Close-up of head of a white calf ("Marine Dalmatian"...). Each year a few white calves are born

Southern Right Whale Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina
FG-ea-826 Southern Right Whale Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina Eubalaena australis Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Southern Right Whale - White calf with mother. Each year a few white calves are born. Normal color is dark gray
FG-ea-77 Southern Right Whale - White calf with mother. Each year a few white calves are born. Normal color is dark grey Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina

Southern Right Whale - Adult, falling back into the sea at the end of a breach Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut
FG-ea-58 Southern Right Whale - Adult, falling back into the sea at the end of a breach Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia

South American Sealion - To avoid swimming along a stretch of shoreline patrolled by killer whales
FG-ea-579 South American Sealion - To avoid swimming along a stretch of shoreline patrolled by killer whales / Orcas (dorsal fins visible in the image)

Killer whale / Orca - Energetic behavior while the orcas feed on a sealion pup
FG-ea-561 Killer whale / Orca - Energetic behavior while the orcas feed on a sealion pup Punta Norte, Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia

Killer whale / Orca - Giant Petrels are waiting while the orcas feed on a sealion pup
FG-ea-555 Killer whale / Orca - Giant Petrels are waiting while the orcas feed on a sealion pup Punta Norte, Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia

Killer whale / Orca - Hunting South American sea lion pups in the surf at Punta Norte, Valdes Peninsula
FG-ea-531 Killer whale / Orca - Hunting South American sealion pups in the surf at Punta Norte Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina

Southern Right Whale - Adult, breaching Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina
FG-ea-52 Southern Right Whale - Adult, breaching Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina Eubalaena australis sequence Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display

Souther Right Whale - Adult, breaching Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina
FG-ea-50 Souther Right Whale - Adult, breaching Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina Eubalaena australis Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Killer whale / Orca - Members of the group of orcas of Northern Patagonia
FG-ea-497 Killer whale / Orca - Members of the group of orcas of Northern Patagonia Photographed at Punta Norte, Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut

Killer whale / Orca - Male (known as Exequiel), member of the group of orcas of Northern Patagonia
FG-ea-491 Killer whale / Orca - Male (known as Exequiel), member of the group of orcas of Northern Patagonia. Photographed at Punta Norte, Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut

Killer whale / Orca - Part of the group of killer whales of Northern Patagonia
FG-ea-489 Killer whale / Orca - Part of the group of killer whales of Northern Patagonia Photographed at Punta norte, Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut

Southern Right Whale: calf, breaching Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina
FG-ea-40 Southern Right Whale: calf, breaching Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina Eubalaena australis Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Southern Right Whale - Tail flukes, at sunset Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina
FG-ea-3 Southern Right WHALE - Tail fluke, at sunset Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina Eubalaena australis Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display

Southern Right Whale - Mother and calf Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina
FG-ea-29 Southern Right Whale - Mother and calf Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina Eubalaena australis Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Southern Right Whale - White calf. Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina
FG-ea-267 Southern Right Whale - White calf. Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina Eubalaena australis Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Argentina - Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, View of Punta Piramide at sunset
FG-ea-168 Argentina - Punta Piramide at sunset. Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina Located 5 km from Puerto Piramide

Southern Right Whale - Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) picking on whale's back, feeding on skin/blubber
FG-ea-137 Southern Right Whale - Kelp / Southern Black-backed / Dominican GULL (Larus dominicanus) picking on whale's back, feeding on skin/blubber

Southern Right Whale - Courting. Male is touching the back of the female with his head
FG-ea-131 Southern Right Whale - Courting. Male is touching the back of the female with his head. Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia

Southern Right Whale - Courting: male and female, touching, swimming close to each other
FG-ea-126 Southern Right Whale - Courting: male and female, touching, swimming close to each other. Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia

Southern Right Whale - Lobtailing: the whale slaps the surface of the water with its flukes
FG-ea-12 Southern Right Whale - Lobtailing: the whale slaps the surface of the water with its flukes. Valdes Peninsula, near Puerto Piramide

Southern Right Whale - Calf breaching. Each year a few white calves are born. Normal color is dark grey
FG-ea-111 Southern Right Whale - Calf breaching. Each year a few white calves are born. Normal color is dark grey. Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia

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