Juvenile whales heading home

Wed, 17 Aug 2016

By Eco Ranger Corey

Juveniles heading home

Today on board Australia's largest dedicated whale watching vessel, the Tangalooma Jet, all the whales spotted were juveniles, with a total of 11 for the day.

Interestingly, all were heading south past Cape Moreton, most likely all looking to go back to Antarctica to their feeding grounds. As juveniles are generally the first to start the migration north, they tend to be the first to leave the tropical waters of Queensland.

We are expecting to start seeing the larger adults, mothers and calves finishing off the migration in October/November.

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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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