Let's clap for those impressive tail slaps!

Wed, 22 Jun 2016

By Eco Ranger Tessa

Let's clap for those impressive tail slaps!

Tail slaps galore on today’s whale watch! We were lucky enough to get up close and personal with a juvenile female Humpback whale that put on an entertaining show for us, with up to around 20 tail slaps. A tail slap occurs when the whale extends its tail fluke above the water and slaps it, often forcibly, onto the surface of the water; it is quite common for this behaviour to happen multiple times in a row. We were also greeted with an incredible breach by another adult Humpback whale! A total of 10 Humpback whales and a pod of 6 Bottlenose dolphins were sighted today.

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Eco Ranger Tessa

Tessa is one of the many Eco Rangers at Tangalooma Island Resort's Marine Education and Conservation Centre. Tessa often joins in on the Whale Watching Cruise as the on board Eco Ranger commentator.

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