The reef and surrounding sea is thought to be the birthing place of a rapidly growing population of humpback whales ... orca surprise and attack a mother and her calf, some mothers fight tooth ...

using the images to compare calf growth and maternal body conditions for humpback whales in Hawaii versus Alaska. The drone imagery helps biologists fully understand “how mother-calf pairs ...

Recent declines in North Pacific humpback whale reproduction and survival of calves highlight the need to understand how mother-calf pairs expend energy across their migratory cycle. The study was ...