Baleen Whales Collection (#8)

Michael S. Nolan / SpecialistStock
Adult Antarctic Minke Whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) surfacing in ice near Larrouy Island on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula. This whale is also known as the Southern Minke Whale

Humpback Whale - Johnstone Strait - British Colombia - Canada
WAT-16294 Humpback Whale Johnstone Strait - British Colombia - Canada Megaptera novaeangliae M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Humpback Whale with Steller sealion (Eumetopias jubatus) - Johnstone Strait - British Colombia - Canada
WAT-16293 Humpback Whale with Steller sealion (Eumetopias jubatus) Johnstone Strait - British Colombia - Canada Megaptera novaeangliae M

Humpback Whale - dorsal view
DOC-25 Humpback Whale - dorsal view Megaptera novaeangliae Doc White Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Bryde's Whale - surfacing for air 
FG-5283 Brydes WHALE - at water surface Balaenoptera edeni Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Adult Antarctic Minke Whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) surfacing near the Antarctic Peninsula
Michael Nolan / SpecialistStock

Humpback whale - adult female waves its flippers into the air and prepares for breaching
SAS-1518 Humpback whale - adult female The coast of Fraser Island is visible in the background - Hervey Bay Marine Park, Queensland

Humpback Whale - breaching female whale in front of Fraser Island's coast - Hervey Bay Marine Park, Queensland
SAS-1260 Humpback Whale - breaching female whale in front of Fraser Island's coast Hervey Bay Marine Park, Queensland

Humpback Whale - female and her week-old calf Tonga JLR05903
JLR-337 Humpback Whale - female and her week-old calf Tonga Megaptera novaeangliae Jean-marc La Roque Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Humpback Whale - female and her week-old calf Tonga JLR05877
JLR-342 Humpback Whale - female and her week-old calf Tonga Jean-marc La Roque Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

California Sea Lions - group with a Humpback Whale catch their breath at the surface while feeding on a large school of
FG-EC-580 California Sealions - group with a Humpback Whale catch their breath at the surface while feeding on a large school of herring in Monterey Bay Pacific Ocean - California - USA Zalophus

Blue Whale FG 12024 Feeding. On its side, showing distended throat pleats Balaenoptera musculus © Francois Gohier
FG-12024 BLUE WHALE - feeding On its side, showing distended throat pleats Balaenoptera musculus Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Humpback Whale blowhole - Off the Kimberley coast, Western Australia
DH-4454 Humpback Whale blowhole Off the Kimberley coast, Western Australia. Megaptera novaeangliae Don Hadden Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Humpback Whales - Aerial view of migrating pod, Platypus Bay, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia JPF25503
JPF-13987 Humpback Whales - Aerial view of migrating pod, Platypus Bay, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia Megaptera novaeangliae Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display

Humpback Whale - aerial view of migrating pod, off Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia JPF25491
JPF-13198 Humpback Whale - aerial view of migrating pod off Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia Megaptera novaeangliae Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Humpback Whale - aerial view with Bottlenose dolphin, Platypus Bay, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia JPF25522
JPF-13197 Humpback Whale - aerial view with Bottlenose dolphin Platypus Bay, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia Megaptera novaeangliae Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal

Killer whales / Orcas - A pod of Transient type killer whales having attached a Grey whale mother and calf
FG-EC-092 Killer whales / Orcas - A pod of Transient type killer whales having attached a Grey whale mother and calf. Monterey Bay, Pacific Ocean, California

Killer whale / Orca - A pod of Transient type killer whales attacking a Grey whale mother and calf
FG-EC-066 Killer whale / Orca - A pod of Transient type killer whales attacking a Grey whale mother and calf. The calf, already injured, is resting on its mother's back

Fin Whale in the strait of Gibraltar
WAT-13006 Fin Whale in the strait of Gibraltar Spain Balaenoptera physalus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Humpback whale - breaching S. E. Alaska. ML712
TOM-1556 Humpback whale - breaching S.E. Alaska, USA Megaptera novaeangliae Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Antarctic Minke Whale, Breaching with two others just dived - October
CK-4293 Antarctic Minke Whale - Breaching with two others just dived October Balaenoptera bonaerensis Chris Knights Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

The dwarf minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), is a winter visitor to the Great Barrier Reef
AUS-552 Dwarf minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Inquisitive, often interacts with people in water for hours, unusual for whales

The dwarf minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), is a winter visitor to the Great Barrier Reef
AUS-551 Dwarf minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Inquisitive, often interacts with people in water for hours, unusual for whales

Humpback whale - Calf, breaching. Inside Passage, Southeast Alaska DB 301
FG-Z-72 Humpback Whale Calf - Breaching Inside Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA Megaptera novaeangliae Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Humpback whale - Breaching. Inside Passage, Southeast Alaska DB 132
FG-Z-68 Humpback Whale - two adults breaching Inside Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA Megaptera Novaengliae Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Humpback whale - Breaching. Inside Passage, Southeast Alaska DB 80
FG-Z-67 Humpback Whale - adult breaching Breaching. Inside Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA Megaptera Novaengliae Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Gray Whale - Underwater close-up of a calf. The mother is in the lower left; she is swimming upside-down
FG-eb-974 Gray Whale - underwater close-up of a calf. The mother is in the lower left, she is swimming upside-down (a throat groove is visible in the lower left corner of the image)

Gray Whale - Calf on top of mother's back San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South, Mexico
FG-eb-971 Gray Whale - calf on top of mother's back San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South, Mexico Eschrichtius robustus Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display

Gray Whale - Underwater: mother (in front), and calf San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South, Mexico
FG-eb-970 Gray Whale - mother (in front), and calf San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South, Mexico Eschrichtius robustus Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Gray Whale - Underwater: head of an adult gray whale San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South, Mexico
FG-eb-969 Gray Whale - head of an adult gray whale San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South, Mexico Eschrichtius robustus Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Gray Whale - Underwater: mother and calf San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South, Mexico
FG-eb-968 Gray Whale - mother and calf San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South, Mexico Eschrichtius robustus Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Gray Whale - Underwater photo of a calf at close range. San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South, Mexico
FG-eb-967 Gray Whale - underwater photo of a calf at close range San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South, Mexico Eschrichtius robustus Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal

Gray Whale - Underwater photo of a calf. The mother is barely visible behind the calf
FG-eb-965 Gray Whale - underwater photo of a calf. The mother is barely visible behind the calf. San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South

Gray whale, spyhopping, San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South, Mexico
FG-eb-959 Gray whale - spyhopping San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South, Mexico Eschrichtius robustus Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Gray whale, calf: eye - Photographed in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South, Mexico
FG-eb-957 Gray whale - calfs eye San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South, Mexico Eschrichtius robustus Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Gray whale, calf - Photographed near Puerto Lopez Mateos, Baja California South, Mexico
FG-eb-956 Gray whale - calf near Puerto Lopez Mateos, Baja California South, Mexico Eschrichtius robustus Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Gray Whale, calf - Playing near its mother, a calf opens its mouth, showing its white baleen
FG-eb-948 Gray Whale - calf playing near its mother, a calf opens its mouth, showing its white baleen San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South

Gray whale, calf - Raising its head over its mother's body, a calf opens its mouth while looking at the small whale
FG-eb-947 Gray whale - calf raising its head over its mother's body, a calf opens its mouth while looking at the small whale watching boat from which the photo is taken San Ignacio Lagoon

Gray Whale, calf- Photographed in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South, Mexico
FG-eb-944 Gray Whale - calf San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South, Mexico Eschrichtius robustus Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Gray Whale - Mother and calf resting at the surface. Photographed in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South, Mexico
FG-eb-940 Gray Whale - mother and calf resting at the surface San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South, Mexico Eschrichtius robustus Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display

Gray Whale, mother and calf - A calf leans its head on its mother's back
FG-eb-939 Gray Whale - mother and calf, calf leans its head on its mother's back San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South

California Gray Whale, adult - Photo taken from above the left side of a gray whale
FG-eb-935 California Gray Whale - adult, photo taken from above the left side of a gray whale, showing the widely spaced bristles or hairs

California gray whale, adult - Photographed in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South, Mexico
FG-eb-926 California gray whale - adult San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South, Mexico Eschrichtius robustus Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Blue Whale - This whale has been gathering food deep within the water column
FG-eb-910 Blue Whale - this whale has been gathering food deep within the water column and reaches the surface with the throat pleats still distended

Blue Whale, mother and calf near surface Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico
FG-eb-908 Blue Whale, mother and calf near surface Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico Balaenoptera musculus Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

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Baleen Whales: Majestic Giants of the Ocean Witness the awe-inspiring beauty and grace as they navigate the vast oceans. A sperm whale family glides through the deep blue waters, their synchronized movements a testament to their strong bonds. In a breathtaking display, a Southern Right Whale breaches out of the water, its massive body soaring into the air before crashing back down with an elegant splash. The sun sets in Southeast Alaska, casting a golden glow on a Humpback whale as it gracefully swims against the backdrop of nature's masterpiece. Another Humpback whale delights onlookers by breaching high above Inside Passage in Southeast Alaska. Its powerful leap leaves spectators in awe, capturing hearts with its sheer strength and agility. A Blue Whale engulfs mouthfuls of krill in San Diego, California. Its pleats expand as it feeds, showcasing nature's ingenious design for efficient feeding. In Mexico's Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), another Blue Whale surfaces near boats, revealing its magnificent presence to fortunate observers. Off Fraser Island's coast at Hervey Bay Marine Park in Queensland, Australia, a female Humpback whale breaches proudly amidst sparkling waves, and is an extraordinary sight that epitomizes both power and grace. The wonders continue as even baby Blue Whales join in on breaching activities within Mexico's Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez). These playful calves bring joy to all who witness their exuberant leaps into the air. Megaptera novaeangliae showcases its acrobatic skills by breaching repeatedly while exploring new territories. Whether seen from afar or up close from a side view perspective - these moments are truly unforgettable encounters with these gentle giants. California gray whales also captivate attention with their unique features; colonies of barnacles cling onto their heads alongside Cyamid crustaceans known as "whale lice. " This symbiotic relationship is a fascinating example of the interconnectedness of marine life.