16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Humpback Whale Breaches Nearby
On the Silver Bank off of the Dominican Republic, I was in a permitted boat following a mother humpback and her calf. This male humpback escort apparently felt challenged and breached directly in front of us.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 02.2018 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2018 |
| Photo Location: | Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
| Camera: | Canon EOS-1D X Mark II |
| Copyright: | © Richard La Belle |