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Humpback whale calf tail slap | Megaptera novaeangliae | Vava'u, Tonga

Juvenile male humpback whale calf (Megaptera novaeangliae), slapping the surface of the ocean with its fluke. The calf had an injury on its left abdominal area, which looked as if it may have been caused by a rope. The wound is just visible in this photograph. This is the 3rd calf I ID-ed in the 2011 season in Vava'u, Tonga.

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Juvenile male humpback whale calf (Megaptera novaeangliae), slapping the surface of the ocean with its fluke. The calf had an injury on its left abdominal area, which looked as if it may have been caused by a rope. The wound is just visible in this photograph. This is the 3rd calf I ID-ed in the 2011 season in Vava'u, Tonga.