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Cocktail of Whales

On many voyages aboard Whale Song, the CWR Team observes a veritable cocktail of whales!

 

A Pygmy Blue Whale. Pod 1, an animal approximately 22 m long, came over to check out Whale Song!

A Pygmy Blue Whale swims towards Whale Song.

 

Riding the Waves. Subadult sperm whale travelling westward along the swell.

Riding the Waves, a subadult sperm whale travelling westward along the swell.

 

Incoming calf beside its' mother. They made three passes beneath Whale Song!

Incoming, a killer whale calf beside its’ mother, made three passes beneath Whale Song!

 

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A subadult male sperm whale surfaces, the left-angled blow being characteristic of sperm whales.

 

Dive for The Deep. Raising the tail flukes high in a sounding dive, this male sperm whale dives into >3000 m water!

Diving for The Deep, this male sperm whale dives into >3000 m water!

 

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Breach!  An adult humpback whale takes to the air – momentarily!

 

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A cow and calf humpback whale rest in the Kimberley.

 

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