humpback whale birth

    Two humpback whales swimming just below water surface. Adult and juvenile whale showing distinctive bumpy heads and tubercles with sunlight filtering through rippling ocean surface above.

    Rare Humpback Whale Birth Filmed by Scientists Shows New Life in Hawaiian Waters
    Dec 1, 2025 Darlene Lleno

    National Geographic scientists witnessed and filmed the first complete humpback whale birth off Lahaina, Hawaii after 25 years of searching. The historic footage reveals how the newborn calf entered the world and shows mysterious male whale behaviors never seen before during the birth process.