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  • A large group of humpback whales breathing together in between periods of cooperative hunting with bubble nets to herd schools of fish together. The whales typically rest like this after each successful hunt.
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  • Golden light from the setting summer sun in Alaska producing a warm rainbow of color in the breath of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira)
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  • Condensation from the breath of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), backlit by evening sunlight during the Alaskan summer. This whale was one of a group of six engaged in bubble net feeding.
    humpback-whale-breath-condensation-a...tif
  • Rainbow created by diffraction of sunlight in a the mist of a humpback whale's breath (Megaptera novaeangliae). Photographed in Vava'u, Kingdom of Tonga.
    rainbow-in-humpback-whale-breath-ton...tif
  • Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in southeast Alaska ermerging from the water to breathe
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  • A group of humpback whales surfacing near a small boat near the shore of Chatham Strait in Alaska, with the condensation of their breaths backlit by the afternoon sun.
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  • Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) bubble net feeding in the warm light of late evening during summer in Alaska. The baleen in the mouth of the lead whale is clearly visible from this angle.
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  • Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) bubble-net feeding in Chatham Strait, Alaska, in front of a dinghy with tourists enjoying the show.
    humpback-whales-bubble-net-feeding-a...tif
  • Humpback whales exhale forcefully when they breach, inhaling again prior to re-entering the water, as demonstrated by this playful calf. This young whale was with its mother and an escort. The escort was also engaged in energetic surface displays. The calf’s mother, however, did not engage in any surface behaviour.
    humpback-whale-calf-exhaling-while-b...tif
  • Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) engaged in bubble net feeding, snow-capped mountains in the background.
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  • Clear view of baleen in the mouth of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) engaged in bubble net feeding in Alaska. Also visible on the lower jaw of another whale are Coronula diadema hard acorn barnacles and Conchoderma auritum gooseneck barnacles.
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  • Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) emerging from the water in perfect formation while engaged in social foraging, often referred to as bubble net feeding.
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  • This North Pacific humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) was part of a group of whales that engaged in cooperative bubble-net feeding for several days. One morning, this whale breached multiple times, prompting the other whales in the group to breach and pectoral slap for an extended period of time, as they ended their social foraging behavior and the whales went their separate ways.
    humpback-whale-breaching-alaska-2018...tif
  • Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) engaged in bubble-net feeding, highlighted by the warm light of a late summer evening
    humpback-whales-bubble-net-feeding-a...tif
  • This is a North Pacific humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) breaching at 9:30PM in Alaska. Warm light from the final minutes of sunlight for the day illuminated the whale and ocean spray in a rainbow of color, reflected in the calm evening water.
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  • Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) executing a tail slap during a sunny day in Alaska. This whale was part of a group engaged in bubble net feeding.
    humpback-whale-tail-slap-alaska-2012...tif
  • Humpback whale calf breaching in Alaska. This calf’s mother was part of a large group of whales engaged in bubble net feeding. The calf was left to play while its mother fed. The adult female broke from the group from time to time to spend time with the calf, perhaps to nurse the young whale.
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  • Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) engaged in bubble net feeding in the warm light of a sunny summer evening in Alaska
    hunpback-whales-bubble-net-feeding-a...tif
  • Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching during a break from bubble net feeding. This whale was one of six that were engaged in social foraging.
    humpback-whale-breaching-alaska-2016...tif
  • Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) engaged in bubble net feeding, two with their mouths wide open. The low light of a summer evening in Alaska provides dramatic backlighting for this scene.
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  • Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) rising up out of the water after creating a bubble-net to herd and catch herring in a cooperative manner. Photographed in Alaska.
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  • Close-up of a few of the humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) comprising a group of whales engaged in cooperative bubble-net feeding. Photographed in Chatham Strait, near Juneau, Alaska,
    humpback-whales-bubble-net-feeding-c...tif
  • A group of humpback whales engaged in social foraging by herding herring and other fish with bubble nets. The lead whale bursts straight out of the water, while the other whales lunge alongside with their mouths wide open.
    humpback-whales-social-foraging-chat...tif
  • This North Pacific humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) was part of a group of whales that engaged in cooperative bubble-net feeding for several days. One morning, this whale breached multiple times, prompting the other whales in the group to breach and pectoral slap for an extended period of time, as they ended their social foraging behavior and the whales went their separate ways.
    humpback-whale-breaching-alaska-2018...tif
  • North Pacific humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) fluke in the warm light of a late summer evening in Alaska
    humpback-whale-fluke-late-evening-al...tif
  • Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) engaged in bubble net feeding during the summer in Alaska.
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  • Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) engaged in bubble net feeding near a tourist vessel in Alaska.
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  • Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) bubble net feeding in the warm light of late evening during summer in Alaska. The baleen in the mouth of the lead whale is clearly visible from this angle.
    humpback-whales-bubble-net-feeding-a...tif
  • Group of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) emerging from the water while engaged in cooperative bubble-net feeding. The whale with its mouth open in the middle of the photograph is the leader/ coordinator, always appearing in the middle of the group. Photographed in Chatham Strait, near Juneau, Alaska.
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  • This North Pacific humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) was part of a group of whales that engaged in cooperative bubble-net feeding for several days. One morning, this whale breached multiple times, prompting the other whales in the group to breach and pectoral slap for an extended period of time, as they ended their social foraging behavior and the whales went their separate ways. The weather was unusually clear, providing a view of the Fairweather Range of mountains in the background.
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  • North Pacific humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) engaged in cooperative bubble-net feeding to capture herring, with sea gulls taking advantage of the whales’ hard work. The whale with its mouth facing toward the camera is the lead individual.
    humpback-whales-bubble-net-feeding-a...tif
  • This is a North Pacific humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae kuzira) breaching at 9:30PM in Alaska. Warm light from the final minutes of sunlight for the day illuminated the whale and ocean spray in a rainbow of color, reflected in the calm evening water.
    humpback-whale-breaching-at-night-al...tif
  • The rostrum of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) emerging from the water. This whale was part of a group of humpback whales engaged in cooperative bubble-net feeding. Viewing this image at 100%, you can see the tubercles (including single follicles of hair protruding from some of them), an injury to one of the tubercles, and a few whale lice (Cyamus boopis) at the tip of the lower jaw. Note also the barnacles under the jaw, which are humpback whale barnacles (Coronula diadema), that grow only on humpback whales. In addition, growing on the humpback whale barnacles are a type of gooseneck barnacle (Conchoderma auritum), that appear only on humpback whale barnacles.
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  • Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) engaged in cooperative bubble-net feeding in Chatham Strait, Alaska.
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  • This is a male Japanese stream toad (Bufo torrenticola) breathing at the surface of a river. Many toads had gathered in the river for spawning. Photographed in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
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  • This is a male Japanese stream toad (Bufo torrenticola) breathing at the surface of a river. Many toads had gathered in the river for spawning. Photographed in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
    bufo-torrenticola-japanese-stream-to...tif
  • Juvenile Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) at the ocean surface taking a breath in between play sessions. Photographed at Carnac Island, Western Australia
    australian-sea-lion-breathing-carnac...tif
  • These feathery structures are modified<br />
prostomial palps (mouth appendages) of Spirobranchus giganteus  polychaete worms. These spiral radioles are lined with cilia and are used by the worm for feeding and breathing. These worms have a mutual symbiotic relationship with their host corals.<br />
The corals provide structural support and protection, while the worms enhance water circulation which helps corals feed.
    spirobranchus-giganteus-christmas-tr...tif
  • These feathery structures are modified<br />
prostomial palps (mouth appendages) of Spirobranchus giganteus  polychaete worms. These spiral radioles are lined with cilia and are used by the worm for feeding and breathing. The circular structure in the foreground is the operculum, which the worm uses to seal its burrow.
    spirobranchus-giganteus-christmas-tr...tif
  • These feathery structures are modified<br />
prostomial palps (mouth appendages) of Spirobranchus giganteus  polychaete worms, often called Christmas tree worms. These spiral radioles are lined with cilia and are used by the worm for feeding and breathing. These worms have a mutual symbiotic relationship with their host corals. The corals provide structural support and protection, while the worms enhance water circulation which helps corals feed.
    spirobranchus-giganteus-christmas-tr...tif
  • Inaba-san donning her mask and breathing hose before going into the ocean to work
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  • Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) creating a rainbow while breathing. Photographed with the permission of the Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa.
    southern-right-whale-rainbow-south-a...tif
  • The visible portion of Christmas tree worms (Spirobranchus giganteus) comprises modified<br />
prostomial palps (mouth appendages) that are used by the animals for feeding and breathing. These polychaete worms also defecate from central tube within these spiral appendanges, as shown here. This particular worm has made a home in a thin wedge of Pavona decussata leaf coral.
    spirobranchus-giganteus-polychaete-w...jpg
  • Inaba-san adjusting her mask and breathing hose before going into the ocean to work
    ama-diver-izu-japan-201006-0316.tif
  • This is what it looks like when a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) comes up for a breath while swimming at speed. The whale forcefully expels air from its lungs, often creating massive water spray, then takes quick, deep breaths before submerging again.
    humpback-whale-expelling-air-to-take...tif
  • Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with significant scarring on its dorsal surface. Note the fresh scar along the dorsal ridge near the right edge of the image. Like a prism, the whale's breath has split the sunlight into a rainbow.
    humpback-whale-dorsal-scarring-rainb...tif
  • Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) taking a breath at the ocean surface. Photographed in Vava’u, Kingdom of Tonga.
    humpback-whale-taking-breath-ocean-s...tif
  • Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing to take a breath, expelling air from its lungs and sending a spray of water and bubbles from its nostrils on top of its head. This was one of several whales engaged in a heat run.
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  • Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing to take a breath, expelling air from its lungs and sending a spray of water and bubbles from its nostrils on top of its head. This was one of several whales engaged in a heat run.
    humpback-whale-surfacing-to-breathe-...tif
  • Male humpback whale calf (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing to breathe, with its mother waiting below. Photographed in Vava'u, Kingdom of Tonga.
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  • Australia sea lion sticking its nose out of the water to take a breath of air
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  • Female humpback whale calf (Megaptera novaeangliae) heading to the surface for a breath of air while her mother waits patiently below
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  • An adult gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) surfacing to take a breath, with tourists in a whale watch boat in the background. Note the extensive barnacle (Cryptolepas rhachianecti) cover on the whale. Photographed in Baja California, Mexico.
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  • One of several male whales in a heat run, lunging while coming up for a breath of air. Note that the shape of the whale's nostrils resemble the form of a human nose. Humpback whales participating in heat runs sometimes lunge like this during the frenzy of activity. In these instances, the whales usually exhale with force, producing a strong snorting or grunting sound. Sometimes, the exhaling sound resembles a prolonged, low-pitched growl. This type of display is particularly impressive when whales lunge on top of one another, perhaps challenging one another for dominance.
    humpback-whale-lunging-during-heat-r...tif
  • Pictured here is a relaxed female humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae australis) stationary in the water, with her female calf heading to the surface for a breath of air. Strong, direct sunlight illuminated fine particles, creating a shimmering curtain of sunbeams in the water.
    humpback-whale-female-with-calf-sunb...tif
  • One of several male whales in a heat run, lunging while coming up for a breath of air. Note that the shape of the whale's nostrils resemble the form of a human nose. Humpback whales participating in heat runs sometimes lunge like this during the frenzy of activity. In these instances, the whales usually exhale with force, producing a strong snorting or grunting sound. Sometimes, the exhaling sound resembles a prolonged, low-pitched growl. This type of display is particularly impressive when whales lunge on top of one another, perhaps challenging one another for dominance.
    humpback-whale-lunging-during-heat-r...tif
  • Humpback whale calf swimming toward the surface to take a breath, while its mother (lower) and accompanying escort (upper) swim beneath. This calf is male, and is the 3rd one I ID-ed in the 2011 season in Vava'u, Tonga. The calf has a wound on its lower abdomen that is visible in this photograph. It looks as if it may have been caused by a rope or line of some sort.
    humpback-whale-mother-calf-escort-me...tif
  • This female humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and her calf were the center of attention in the middle of a heat run involving six male humpback whales. The primary escort is visible in the background. The whales were traveling at high speed, diving down from time to time. The calf's inability to hold its breath as long as the adults meant that the whales surfaced relatively frequently.
    female-humpback-whale-with-calf-heat...tif
  • View of the back of a massive humpback whale (Megaptera novaengliae) coming for a breath of air. When viewed from this angle, the whale's blowholes resemble the shape of a person's nose.
    humpback-whale-dorsal-surface-with-n...tif
  • This is a horned isopod (Deto echinata), a species of air-breathing isopod that inhabits seashores of southern Africa. This isopod is a woodlouse, which is an isopod that is adapted to terrestrial rather than aquatic life. This species lives onshore, feeding in the intertidal zone on carrion and plant material washed up by the ocean, as well as small live prey. The horns on the backs of this species are longer in males than in females. This is a male, about two centimeters in length.
    horned-isopod-deto-echinata-201711-3...tif
  • Male humpback whale calf (Megaptera novaeangliae) emerging from beneath the protective cover of his mother’s pectoral fin, just before surfacing to breathe.
    humpback-whale-calf-emerging-from-be...tif
  • Pictured here is a female Japanese stream toad (Bufo torrenticola) carrying three males in multiple amplexus. Males cling tightly, hoping to outlast and dislodge the others. In some cases, the males prevent the female from surfacing to breathe, which can lead to the death of the female. Photographed in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
    bufo-torrenticola-japanese-stream-to...tif
  • This is a southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) brindle calf surfacing to breathe, facing away from the camera. Infesting the area around the calf’s blowholes are whale lice, likely Cyamus ovalis. About 4% of southern right whale calves are born with white and black pigmentation, as shown here. These calves are always male. As they mature, such calves darken but never turn completely dark like other southern rights. About 6% of southern right whales have a partial brindle pattern. All such whales are female. Photographed with the permission of the Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa.
    southern-right-whale-brindle-calf-eu...tif
  • Open nostrils of an adult female humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing to breathe. This female was accompanied by her male calf. Note the whale lice (Cyamus boopis) clinging to the whale’s nostrils.
    humpback-whale-nostrils-whale-lice-t...tif
  • Gray whale calf (Eschrichtius robustus) looking up from the water at people on a boat, with its large mother in the foreground. Hairs are visible on the juvenile whale’s head, underscoring the fact that whales are mammals. The adult’s blowholes are clearly visible as well, once again emphasizing that these animals breathe air, just like we do.
    gray-whale-mother-calf-baja-mexico-2...tif
  • This sperm whale has just come up to breathe, after foraging for prey in deep water. There is a small piece of squid visible, attached to the whale's top left jaw. It is very likely a piece of Architeuthis giant squid, which seem to be relatively common in the deep waters adjacent to the Ogasawara island chain of Japan. There are also scars made by suction cups of squid feeding tentacles visible on the forehead of the whale. Those suction cups are lined with finely serrated rings of teeth made of chitin.
    sperm-whale-physeter-macrocephalus-a...tif
  • Adult female sperm whale playing at the surface. After taking a few breaths, the whale dropped below the ocean surface, rolled around a bit, and used its sonar to check me out.
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  • This is a male humpback whale calf (Megaptera novaeangliae) with his mother. The calf had just finished nursing and was making its way to the surface to breathe. While still at depth, the calf opened and closed its mouth several times. This behavior often happens during or after nursing.
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  • Male humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae australis) calf playing at the ocean surface after coming up to breathe. His mother was resting below at a depth of around 20 meters.
    humpback-whale-calf-male-201808-2253.tif
  • An adult female sperm whale coming up to the surface to breathe between dives to forage for food. I came across this whale and several other adult females in her family unit in the Indian Ocean.
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  • Adult female sperm whale playing at the surface. After taking a few breaths, the whale dropped below the ocean surface, rolled around a bit, and used its sonar to check me out.
    sperm-whale-at-ocean-surface_201104_...tif
  • An adult female sperm whale coming up to the surface to breathe between dives to forage for food. I came across this whale and several other adult females in her family unit in the Indian Ocean.
    sperm-whale-reflection-ocean-surface...tif
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