{"id":90157,"date":"2019-01-31T08:03:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T18:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=90157"},"modified":"2020-08-07T14:02:49","modified_gmt":"2020-08-08T00:02:49","slug":"rare-video-of-newborn-humpback-whale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/01\/31\/rare-video-of-newborn-humpback-whale\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare video of newborn humpback whale from <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> marine mammal research"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_81169\"  width=\"620\" height=\"465\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LeeCqGHFYM4?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Rare video of newborn humpback whale from Â鶹´«Ã½marine mammal research\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96508\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96508\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/manoa-mmrp-whale-calf-permit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/manoa-mmrp-whale-calf-permit-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Mother whale and calf\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-96508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/manoa-mmrp-whale-calf-permit-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/manoa-mmrp-whale-calf-permit-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/manoa-mmrp-whale-calf-permit-630x353.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/manoa-mmrp-whale-calf-permit.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mother whale and calf. Blood is visible in the water. Photo: Marine Mammal Research Program, <abbr>NOAA<\/abbr> permit: #20311-01<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The humpback whale calf is so new that its dorsal fin and tail flukes appear soft and flimsy, and its mother is still excreting blood, while sometimes supporting the calf on her back. The rare video minutes after birth was captured by the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmrphawaii.org\/\">Marine Mammal Research Program<\/a> (<abbr>MMRP<\/abbr>) in January 2019.<\/p>\n<p><abbr>MMRP<\/abbr> Director <strong>Lars Bejder<\/strong> was using a drone to shoot video of other humpback whales off the coast of Maui (under a permit from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/\">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/a>) when he got a call from one of the local tour operators. &ldquo;They had just seen all this whitewater and commotion in the water and weren&#8217;t quite sure what it was and suddenly there was all this blood in the water, which made us go over there and that&#8217;s what we discovered&#8212;a newborn calf,&rdquo; Bejder recalled.<\/p>\n<p>It was the closest the marine mammal researcher had been to a live birth in 25 years.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think everybody can appreciate these kinds of footages, and it brings us closer to these animals and gives us a really majestic view of these creatures,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I think it\u2019s pretty spectacular.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <abbr>MMRP<\/abbr> studies the effects of climate change, human activities and prey availability on whales and dolphins.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related <abbr>UH<\/abbr> News<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/11\/04\/marine-mammal-research-program\/\">Stunning drone videos of humpback and gray whales aid new <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> marine mammal research<\/a>, November 4, 2018<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The program recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmrphawaii.org\/\">launched a website<\/a> and social media platforms (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMRP_UH\/\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mmrp_uh\/\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MMRPUH\/\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCT_REhcxnDdOQVmKOC96BVQ\">Youtube<\/a>) to build awareness.<\/p>\n<p>To help achieve its mission, the program is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmrphawaii.org\/donate\">also accepting donations<\/a> to fund research initiatives and student scholarships. All donations are tax-exempt.<\/p>\n<p>Bejder says key collaborators helped him to be in the right place at the right time to record the video, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewhalewatch.com\/\">Ultimate Whale Watch<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/oceanwidescience.org\/\">Oceanwide Science Institute<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/arl\/\">Applied Research Laboratory<\/a> of the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8212;By Kelli Trifonovitch<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>November 4, 2018: Stunning drone videos of humpback and gray whales aid new <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> marine mammal research<\/h2>\n<div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_33703\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ci2bqfbfs5E?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Stunning drone videos of humpback and gray whales aid new Â鶹´«Ã½marine mammal research\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\">NOAA<\/abbr> permit 19703<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Marine Mammal Research Program seeks to identify the specific effects of human activities on marine mammals, and the development of appropriate mitigation and management strategies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,12],"tags":[53,1363,175,936,937,9,56],"class_list":["post-90157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research","category-video","tag-hawaii-institute-of-marine-biology","tag-manoa-research","tag-marine-biology","tag-marine-mammal-research-program","tag-marine-mammals","tag-uh-manoa","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90157"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124631,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90157\/revisions\/124631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}