Whale Tales

Rainblows

  • An Interesting Encounter with Lutris – 18/8/16

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    This was one of the weirdest things I’ve ever seen from a whale. This is a male known as Lutris. Initially he was taking exceptionally long dives so we moved on to find other whales. A while later, he surfaced next to the boat, exhaled, and then opened his mouth twice. It didn’t appear to…

  • A Bachelor Group of Sperm Whales! – 23/7/16

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    You just can’t be the same . . . sighting of ~16 Sperm Whales off British Columbia’s coast – likely a “bachelor group” of young males. Sighted while a Marine Mammal Observer during DFO’s Marine Mammal Research Section survey (July 23 about 60 nm offshore of Vancouver Island). Their distinct blows veering off to the…