Gallery: Dive Into the Serene, Magical World of the Humpback Whale

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    Rita Kluge
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    A whale approaches.
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    Rita Kluge
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    A school of fish in Swallows Cave in Tonga.
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    Rita Kluge
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    A five-year-old humpback swims past.
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    Rita Kluge
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    Mother whale and her calf.
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    Rita Kluge
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    Up close with a "cheeky" whale.
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    Alistair Coldrick
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    Kluge in front of a fully grown whale.
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    Rita Kluge
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    Whale takes a bow.
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    Rita Kluge
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    A whale and her calf emerge from the deep.
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    Rita Kluge
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    Humpback calf twists in the water.
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    Rita Kluge
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    A whale does a flip.
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    Jay Greiner
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    Kluge taking a shot from underneath a whale.
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    Rita Kluge
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    Whale swims away under the surface.
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