Sep 17, 2014
We are on the trail of a whale! Powerful flukes 5 m across propel humpback whales on a mammoth journey, some 6,000 km to and from the northern, tropical breeding grounds and the southern feeding grounds in the Antarctic. The whalers once thought the “foot-print” or flat spot on the water surface near the whales was the oil oozing from the blubber. The movement of the tail flukes leaves this tail-beat or foot-print – it is a beautiful pattern and soon the ambient water texture resumes. These are the type of foot-prints humans should be leaving…
Beautiful scenery in the tropics while working with whales is just another bonus. Skipper is thrilled to be in whale country too!
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