Calm day Calm whales

Fri, 29 Sep 2017

By Eco Ranger James

Calm Day for Calm Whales

Summer is just around the corner, without a cloud in the sky and zero breeze we were feeling the heat. The ocean was looking as flat as a lake and no one could feel sea sick today!

The first pod we encountered was a mother and calf doing long dives and sticking to their migration, so after a couple of close surfaces we moved on, the sandy banks around Combyuro point were teaming with whale. We could see 5 separate pods, so we were spoiled for choice and investigated another mother and calf pair that was motionless in 7 meters of water.

We managed to get close and personal with 16 whales but they seemed to be taking advantage of the calm weather and focusing on their migration. Humpback whales have the largest migration of any mammal and can have a return journey of around 16’000kms! Although the whale season is about 5 months long, individuals take approximately 2 months to complete the journey

It seems we have the final wave of the migration heading through now so with just 2 weeks left of the season and some beautiful weather forecasted come book a Tangalooma whale watch, before we see these beautiful giants again next year.

16 Whales total including 9 adults 1 juvenile and 6 calves.

About the author

Eco Ranger James

Once part of the Tangatours team, James is now one of the Eco Rangers at Tangalooma Island Resort's Eco Centre. James often joins in on the Whale Watching Cruise as the on board Eco Ranger.

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