Humpback Whale Female Resting with Fluke at Ocean Surface | Tonga
This is the fluke of a female humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) that had a penchant for resting head-down in the water with her fluke at the surface, as pictured here. She was with a male humpback whale. The two whales seemed to be paired up. At the end of the encounter, the two dived together, the male with his penis extended. I was able to photograph the pair as they dived in this manner.