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Battle of the Apex Predators – 19/3/24
While the past couple of weeks have been nothing short of amazing with a diversity of marine life having been sighted in the Bremer Canyon, we have been patiently awaiting the arrival of the largest of the odontocetes (toothed whales), an iconic deep-sea predator, the sperm whale. Sperm whales are generally sighted in the area…
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A Playful Day with Orcas – 3/1/24
Arriving at the hotspot today we were very quickly greeted by orcas with multiple energetic and playful calves showing off an array of different behaviours as they interacted with each other and us. For a good 30 minutes the calves spent far more time on the surface continuing these behaviours until finally moving on. At…
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Eastbound Orca – 28/3/22
Eastbound Orca as four different family pods stretched out their Orca net as the hunt for larger baleen whales begins. Noosa came straight over for morning greetings on our arrival in The Patch as Wonks, Flapper and Stormy moved with purpose. Approaching the area curiously it appeared they had come to investigate where a Sperm…
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Orca Matriarchs in the Patch – 16/2/20
Orca Matriarchs in the Patch as within moments of our arrival Cookie surfaced 20 meters ahead with her family pod. They were on the hunt and the stealthy movements of Cookie, El Notcho and Swirl focused in on an area close to the edge of the continental shelf. Cookie was not the only matriarch in…
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Why Do Killer Whales Spyhop? – 20/2/20
Why do Killer Whales spyhop? There are a number of reasons why Orca spyhop and it is this behaviour which brings their eyes above water level and allows them to visually observe what’s happening above the waters surface. Today we were firstly greeted by tiny Grace and her family including matriarch Alki who calmly approached…