The young humpback is the 2005 calf of Scylla. As of now, I don't think this whale has a name yet but we are still awaiting some more information. We saw this whale during its calf year, in 2005, when Scylla brought it to Jeffreys Ledge to learn how to feed!
We moved offshore and found a very rare sight! A fin whale surfaced after a long, 10+ minute dive. It was right along side our boat, showing us all the parts of a fin whale we usually see: blow, chevron, back and dorsal fin. But then the whale must have been taking lessons from the humpback because it lifted its tail completely out of the water!! This is a very unusual sighting! Fin whales don't normally lift their flukes up when going down for a dive simply because they don't have to. It is said that fin whales only lift their tail once in every 20,000 dives! Our lucky passengers had a once-in-a-lifetime experience today!! Absolutely beautiful!!
WOW!!!
As we tried to keep up with this unique whale, we encountered another fin whale that was being
escorted by a small group of Atlantic white sided dolphins! What a surprise to find the dolphins right along side the huge whale! This particular fin whale had a small scar behind its fin, on the area just ahead of the tail- evidence that it was recently entangled. Fortunately, this whale escaped with just a scar. Other whales aren't always so lucky.
What a fantastic day on the ocean! Tomorrow is sadly our last trip of the season. Last chance to see some amazing whales!Keep in touch!
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OH MY GOSH!!!!That is awesome that you guys saw a finback lift his tail!I bet it was really cool.It was probably reeeeeeeeeeally big!I hope you see that again!I can't wait until next year to go up there again!!! P.S. Thank you again for all those great trips!!!
Hi Willy,
It was really cool!! We (my volunteer Amber and mate Ryan) were all high-fiving each other right after it happened! It was so unexpected and so humbling at the same time. I wish you could have been there with us! Our season is sadly over but I am looking forward to next year and seeing all of our friends again!
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