Tongan Humpback Whales - Mom and Calf Series

This is the second series of my Tongan Humpback Whales series.

I love meeting mom and baby and watching them interact with each other, and with us.

A mom that none of the crew has ever met may at first be overly cautious in allowing her baby to mingle with strange lookin' creatures like us.

But once we prove not to be a threat, she will in most cases stay put in one area and allow baby to swim to the surface to check out that paparazzi floatin'-log-impersonator (i.e us).

These series were taken when I was snorkeling alongside mom and baby. Mom and baby may look like they were taking their own sweet time, but believe me, I had to fin like mad just to keep up!











Once again, I'd like to thank Earthtrust and American Cetacean Societyfor enlightening us about the mating and breeding rituals of humpback whales.

For more information about these lovely creatures, click here :

http://earthtrust.org/wlcurric/whales.html

http://www.acsonline.org/factpack/humpback.htm