Humpback whale calves are born in wintering waters of the tropics and subtropics
. This humpback whale mother and calf will remain virtually inseparable.
The calf weans at around ten or eleven months.
Image ID: nur02002, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: Boreal to Tropical Atlantic and Pacific Credit: OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP)
