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Typical humpback whale tail slap sequence

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Whale rolling on its side to take a peek above water

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Upswing portion of a tail slap

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White Stripe (third calf of season I swam with and can photo ID), named for white stripes along dorsal length of tail region. Mother has elongated flukes.

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Unusual behaviour: humpback whale rolling around on its back, swishing its tail back and forth, almost like a bear rubbing its back against a tree for a good scratch.

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An unusual view of an unusual tail slap: body turned upside down, tail slap executed in reverse, with pectoral fins held to sides and up for stability.

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Fifth calf of the season and mom. Calf named Blade, for sharp dorsal with white lining. Unusually large size, perhaps one of the earliest calfs of this season.

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It must be a lot of fun being able to do this.

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Scratches, the first calf of the season I had a decent swim with, though I was only in the water for perhaps 30 seconds in total. Mother resting head-down behind the calf.

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Scar (third calf of the season) and mom (Scar named for the two scars on right side of body, just posterior and dorsal to the pectoral fin)

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White Stripe (third calf of season I swam with and can photo ID), named for white stripes along dorsal length of tail region, playing at the surface.

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More of peaceful Tonga

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The best place that I went to becasue the people were frendly and everything was very inexpensive.

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I found the bread fruit in Tonga