Dear MARMAM community, We received photos of a humpback whale from a passenger on a whalewatch a few weeks ago in the Maui region. The images show a protrusion of some kind from the whale’s genital slit, and we are interested in any feedback from the community on what may be occurring in these photos. The whale was repeatedly slapping the ventral side of its flukes on the surface of the water and periodically rolling over and exposing this protrusion above the surface. The photos can be viewed here: http://imgur.com/a/nGbeF All comments and suggestions are welcome! Please send responses to research@pacificwhale.org Mahalo, Research Team Pacific Whale Foundation -- <http://www.pacificwhale.org> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic mail transmission and any accompanying attachments contain information belonging to the sender which may be confidential and legally privileged. This information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom this electronic mail transmission was sent as indicated above. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or action taken in reliance on the contents of the information contained in this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this transmission and all attachments. Thank you!