Calve

Within national marine sanctuaries's protected waters, giant humpback whales breed and calve their young, temperate reefs flourish, and shipwrecks tell stories of our maritime history.

As their numbers have grown, much about the humpback, a species famous for its song, remains a mystery. Scientists do not know exactly, for example, where on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef they mate and calve.

The farmer could tell Bessie was about to calve.

The farmer calved Bessie for almost two hours.

The glacier was starting to calve even as we watched.

The sea was dangerous because of icebergs calving off the nearby glacier.

The glacier was starting to calve an iceberg even as we watched.