Three images characterise a humpback whale and any whale, the left lateral photograph, the right lateral photograph and the tail fluke photograph, not unlike the three photographs that define humans in the police line-up, being the front, left and right profiles.
This is the right lateral body photograph of a sperm whale!
Even while resting the left lateral body of a cow/calf pair of humpback whales can be collected.
This yearling humpback whale had very unique right and left lateral body markings. Unfortunately, we think this whale was blind and deaf and may well not have lasted the night… this was simply devastating.
This is the unique dorsal fin shape of a Standard minke whale, observed in the Perth Canyon.
Underwater the CWR Team spent 6 days assisting the Minke Whale Project to study dwarf minke whales at the Great Barrier Reef. This beautiful image was taken by our colleague Wayne Osborn.
This two pygmy blue whales can be distinctly told apart by their different dorsal fins.
More humpback whale dorsal fins all lined up!
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