Today's Whale Watch welcomed The Kids Cancer Project
Today was a very special day indeed. We welcomed aboard a group of little legends from The Kids Cancer Project, as well as a whole host of other excited guests. It was awesome to see their faces light up at the sights of 14 humpbacks, including 12 adults and 2 juveniles.
The action began almost immediately out there, with a pod of two individuals surfacing close to the boat giving everyone on the bow a ‘whale blow shower’! We then witnessed an individual being continually charged by multiple pods of whales in what seemed to be a courtship display and competitive behaviour amongst males. We witnessed multiple spy hops, tail throws and tail slaps amongst this interaction all on the surface. Behaviours in these competitive groups are said to range from relatively low impact displays to high impact collisions and tail lashes that may result in bleeding wounds all across their bodies.
It was cool to see so much action with our special guests on board, as well as channel 7 getting their piece of the action. For me personally, it was humbling to speak to these guys, who dressed me and the boat crew up with capes, making us feel part of the fun. For every whale sighted by the Tangalooma Whale Watch this season, $5.00 is donated to this deserving charity, so let’s hope it continues to be a bumper season.