"Humpback Mother and Calf" Size:24X36 They are extremely complex and

They are extremely complex and fragile systems

Seventh in a series about species on the brink of extinction

leap out of the Pacific Ocean off the island of Lanai

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"Humpback Mother and Calf" Size:24X36 They are extremely complex andNorth Pacific humpback whales, a mother and calf pair swim closely together just under the surface of the ocean. The calf will remain with its mother for about a year, migrating from Hawaii to Alaska to feed on herring. Phillip Colla is a photographer and natural history writer specializing in wild marine mammals, the California kelp forest, and inhabitants of remote eastern Pacific islands. His photographs, including images of whales, dolphins and