8/28/2008

Video of a right whale breaching multiple times in a row!!
*video taken by Jonathan

Jonathan

Anonymous said...: That's an amazing video. they look so magical in the distance like that.; 8/28/08 2:51 PM
Cam said...: Can you ID it from far away?; 8/28/08 3:20 PM
Anonymous said...: That's so cool!!! did it do it only 3 times? how long can it keep this up?; 8/29/08 9:43 AM
Jonathan said...: In response to anonymous:

No, the whale breached much more than 3 times. I was only able to catch the last 3 breaches on video. It is hard to say how long they can continuously breach. Breaching requires a lot of energy so the lenght of time the whale can devote to breaching would have to be dependant on the whales physical health.

In response to Cam:
Yes, in some cases we can identify a whale from a distance, especially if we are able to get a photograph showing distinctive features.; 9/7/08 4:13 PM

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Our Right Whale Research Team has moved to Lubec, Maine to begin their yearly Bay of Fundy field season. The season lasts from early August through September and we are proud that this will be our 29th year in a row. Check out our online photo gallery of images from the season. This year our research is made possible by generous grants from five supporters including Irving Oil, the Island Foundation, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the Royal Caribbean Ocean Fund and a grant to our partners at Canadian Whale Institute from World Wildlife Fund/Environment Canada and decadent donations from Winfrey's Fudge and Chocolates .

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