One slap, two slap, three tail slaps!

Fri, 10 Jun 2016

By Eco Ranger Corey

one slap, two slap, three tail slaps!

Today was full of active whales, with a total of 7 spotted on board the Tangalooma Jet. The highlights of the day were pectoral and tail slaps, with one adult female doing several tail slaps while laying upside down on the surface of the water! Pectoral and tail slaps are just some of the many types of behavioural movements that Humpback whales display on their annual migration. The largest pod on the day was three adult males and one adult female, that were joined by two very curious Bottlenose dolphins.

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Eco Ranger Corey

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

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