Whale Tales

Location: Antarctica

  • Seeing Orcas in Antarctica – 2023

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    So I was working as an expedition guide last season in Antarctica, and the biggest thing I wanted to see when I was down there was orcas. I knew that the Southern Ocean, surrounding Antarctica, has the densest population of orcas in the world. So I thought my chances would be pretty good for seeing…

  • Christmas with the Whales

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    I’ve had some amazing whale encounters when I’m out looking for krill. It was the Christmas of one of the summers that I was here. And we were out, my field assistant and I were out in the Zodiac doing acoustic survey, which is how we map the krill. And they were just krill everywhere.…

  • A Magical Experience with Minke Whales – 21/2/20

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    We spotted several whales as we were leaving Hanusse Bay and entering a place called Crystal Sound in Antarctica. The weather was calm, no wind and the water was flat. We were sailing through the ice when we spotted several whales breaking through the water. They were playing, clapping the fins on the surface, and…