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HUMPBACK WHALES : The humpback whale is a baleen whale (it has no teeth). Adults range in length from 40-50ft (12–16m) and have been known to weigh as much as 79,000lbs (36,000klg). Humpbacks have pectoral fins (1/3 the length of their entire body and a knobbly head (melon). It is often seen breaching and slapping the water. Males "sing" whale songs, which appears to have a role in mating. Humpbacks feed only in summer, in polar waters, and migrate to tropical or sub-tropical waters to breed and give birth in the winter. During the winter, humpbacks fast and live off their fat reserves. Their diet: krill and small fish. Due to over-hunting, its population fell by an estimated 90% before a whaling moratorium was introduced in 1966. They are recovering. However, entanglement in fishing gear, collisions with ships, and noise pollution also remain concerns and they are still considered a vulnerable species. Today, it is believed that there are over 70,000 Humpback Whales worldwide and they are now sought out by whale-watchers.

HUMPBACK WHALES

The humpback whale is a baleen whale (it has no teeth). Adults range i ...

Updated: Sep 21, 2009 8:19pm PST

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HUMPBACK WHALES : The humpback whale is a baleen whale (it has no teeth). Adults range in length from 40-50ft (12–16m) and have been known to weigh as much as 79,000lbs (36,000klg). Humpbacks have pectoral fins (1/3 the length of their entire body and a knobbly head (melon). It is often seen breaching and slapping the water. Males "sing" whale songs, which appears to have a role in mating. Humpbacks feed only in summer, in polar waters, and migrate to tropical or sub-tropical waters to breed and give birth in the winter. During the winter, humpbacks fast and live off their fat reserves. Their diet: krill and small fish. Due to over-hunting, its population fell by an estimated 90% before a whaling moratorium was introduced in 1966. They are recovering. However, entanglement in fishing gear, collisions with ships, and noise pollution also remain concerns and they are still considered a vulnerable species. Today, it is believed that there are over 70,000 Humpback Whales worldwide and they are now sought out by whale-watchers.

HUMPBACK WHALES

The humpback whale is a baleen whale (it has no teeth). Adults range i ...

Updated: Sep 21, 2009 8:19pm PST

SKYSCAPES : shots of the sky, clouds, rainbows, sunrises, sunsets.

SKYSCAPES

shots of the sky, clouds, rainbows, sunrises, sunsets.

Updated: Apr 28, 2008 12:43am PST

FLOWERS & PLANTS :

FLOWERS & PLANTS

Updated: Jul 09, 2009 9:04pm PST

OTHERWHERES : Photos taken outside of Hawaii.

OTHERWHERES

Photos taken outside of Hawaii.

Updated: Jul 09, 2009 9:27pm PST

OTHER WILDLIFE, MARINELIFE : Shots of all kinds of wildlife, marinelife, and critters.

OTHER WILDLIFE, MARINELIFE

Shots of all kinds of wildlife, marinelife, and critters.

Updated: Apr 28, 2008 12:44am PST

UNDER THE SEA : Shots of all kinds of wildlife, marinelife, and critters.

UNDER THE SEA

Shots of all kinds of wildlife, marinelife, and critters.

Updated: Jul 09, 2009 9:11pm PST

HAWAIIAN MONK SEALS : Endemic - found only in Hawaii, and endangered.

HAWAIIAN MONK SEALS

Endemic - found only in Hawaii, and endangered.

Updated: Jul 06, 2008 1:34am PST

TURTLES :

TURTLES

Updated: Apr 28, 2008 3:44pm PST

OCEAN SCAPES : Shots of the ocean and waves and shorelines.

OCEAN SCAPES

Shots of the ocean and waves and shorelines.

Updated: Jul 09, 2009 9:24pm PST

SURFERS, BODY BOARDERS, BODY SURFERS : Images of surfers, body boarders and body surfers.

SURFERS, BODY BOARDERS, BODY SURFERS

Images of surfers, body boarders and body surfers.

Updated: Jul 09, 2009 9:19pm PST

LANDSCAPES :

LANDSCAPES

Updated: Apr 28, 2008 12:42am PST

WHALFIN : Shots of a whalfin. This is a hybrid: 1/2 Orca, 1/2 Bottlenose dolphin. This Whalfin weighs about 800 pounds which is markedly larger than Bottlenose dolphins. It is also much darker and has a melon (head) dorsal and fluke (tail) similar to whales.

WHALFIN

Shots of a whalfin. This is a hybrid: 1/2 Orca, 1/2 Bottlenose dolphi ...

Updated: Apr 28, 2008 12:45am PST

DOLPHINS : Shots of Bottlenose Dolphins, Spinner Dolphins, and a Whalfin. Bottlenose Dolphins are dark gray at the top of their body and light gray on their underside. It has a beak-like/bottle-like snout(rostrum). This is where its "bottlenose" name comes from. In reality, its nose is the blowhole on top of its head. Adults range in length from 6-13ft (2-4m) and in weight from 330-1,430lbs (150kg to 650kg). Males are slightly longer and much heavier than females. However, the average length of an adult is about 8ft (2.5m)with weight ranges from 440-660lbs (200-300kg). The size of a dolphin varies with habitat. Those dolphins in warmer, shallower waters tend to have smaller bodies than those in cooler waters. The fluke (tail) and dorsal fin of a dolphin are formed of dense connective tissue and do not contain any bones or muscle. Dolphins movess itself forward by moving the flukes up and down. The pectoral flippers (at the sides of the body) are for steering; they contain bones that are very similar to the forelimbs of land mammals (from which dolphins and all other cetaceans evolved some 50 million years ago). Lifespan of a female Bottlenose Dolphin is about 40 years, and males rarely live more than 30 years. Every 5-8 minutes, the Bottlenose Dolphin, like all other mamals, needs to breathe air. On average, every 5-8 mins they rise to the surface to breathe through its blowhole. Its sleep is thus very light; in fact it is believed that the two halves of its brains take turns in sleeping and waking. Bottlenose Dolphins lives in groups (pods), usually containing up to 12 mamamals. Usually, a group of adult females and their babies live together in a pod, and juveniles in a mixed pod. Several of these pods can join together to form larger groups of one hundred dolphins or more. Males live mostly alone or in groups of 2-3 and join the pods for short periods of time. dolphins are known for its curiosity towards humans immersed in or near water. Dolphins have been known to rescue injured swimmers...thus earning them the nickname of "Man's best friend of the sea".

DOLPHINS

Shots of Bottlenose Dolphins, Spinner Dolphins, and a Whalfin. Bottle ...

Updated: Jul 09, 2009 9:08pm PST

CREATIVE IMAGES : These images have been manipulated using Photoshop. Some are minor alterations, while other images have been radically enhanced to accomplish striking effects.

CREATIVE IMAGES

These images have been manipulated using Photoshop. Some are minor alt ...

Updated: Apr 28, 2008 12:46am PST

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