Stranding Abandonment Photos

Humpback whale, abandoned calf alongside University of Hawaii research boat. This young calf lived only a few days after being abandoned or separated from its mother, and was eventually attacked by tiger sharks.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 05979  

Humpback whale, abandoned calf alongside Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research boat. This young calf lived only a few days after being abandoned or separated from its mother, and was eventually attacked by tiger sharks.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 05983  

Humpback whale, abandoned calf alongside Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research boat. This young calf lived only a few days after being abandoned or separated from its mother, and was eventually attacked by tiger sharks.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 05987  

Humpback whale, abandoned calf alongside Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research boat. This young calf lived only a few days after being abandoned or separated from its mother, and was eventually attacked by tiger sharks.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 05992  

Gray whale carcass at oceans edge.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: Del Mar, California
Image ID: 01168  

Gray whale carcass at oceans edge.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: Del Mar, California
Image ID: 06422  

Gray whale carcass at oceans edge.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: Del Mar, California
Image ID: 06423  

Gray whale carcass, Laguna San Ignacio.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 06424  

Humpback whale, abandoned calf alongside UH research boat, UH research diver visible.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 05977