Mating
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A Surprise Right Whale Encounter – 10/24
If I am honest guys I was already so blown away by filming a few whales together with this epic sunrise that I was too excited to even think about that they could be mating 😂 I always had in the back of my mind while I was concentrating on flying that they were doing…
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Killer Whales Mating – 26/2/20
Killer Whales mating meters from our bow within minutes of arriving in the Patch today as they hugged belly to belly. Our first indication something was happening appeared when Slater began to approach us and as we watched the white shadow underneath her we could make out the shadow of a large male Orca and…
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Porpoise Watching from the Golden Gate Bridge – 21/2/20
Friday, February 21 was a beautiful day out on the Golden Gate Bridge. Soon after we arrived, we spotted some seabirds and a California Sea Lion. As we got closer to the center span of the bridge, we also started spotting Harbor Porpoises. One of them had a large scar on its flank. Some of…
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A Rare Encounter with Mating Harbour Porpoises – 05/19
Harbour Porpoise have a pretty wild sex life: They mate promiscuously, and the speed and energy involved in a mating attempt often results in fast aerial displays otherwise rarely observed in this species On a sunny day in the spring of 2019, our marine mammal observers were treated to an unexpected display of Harbour Porpoise…
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Northern Humpback Whale Migration – 15/7/19
The northern Humpback Whale migration is well underway as hundreds of Humpbacks currently move through Flinders Bay and past Cape Leeuwin. A picture perfect day greeted us and we departed to find some sleeping, relaxed whales just outside the Augusta Boat Harbour. Tall exhalations captured our interest and just up ahead a competition pod was…