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Humpback Whale Males in Competitive Group Display

A scene from an epic heat run centering upon a female with calf. We watched this develop from just mom, calf, escort into a heat run with at least seven adults. The males were highly competitive, engaging in lots of spectacular surface displays. Here, one of the males is rocketing out of the water next to a rival male.

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A scene from an epic heat run centering upon a female with calf. We watched this develop from just mom, calf, escort into a heat run with at least seven adults. The males were highly competitive, engaging in lots of spectacular surface displays. Here, one of the males is rocketing out of the water next to a rival male.