365 Project, Day 61
Here is my day sixty-one submission to my 365Project:
Well, hopefully I'm not posting too many pictures of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) (ha ha!) but we had 10 sightings of them today so how could I not post more? This pair of whales swam past us today, they were part of a group of five, who all crossed ahead of us with these two passing closest about 100 m off the bow!
Here is my day sixty-one submission to my 365Project:
Well, hopefully I'm not posting too many pictures of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) (ha ha!) but we had 10 sightings of them today so how could I not post more? This pair of whales swam past us today, they were part of a group of five, who all crossed ahead of us with these two passing closest about 100 m off the bow!
Fun fact of the day:
In breeding and calving areas, such as off Angola during the southern hemisphere winter, humpback whale social groups typically consist of a mother/calf and an escort male. Males will escort females in order to mate and fend off other males from mating with the female.
To read more about humpback whale social groups during the mating season check out Capt Andy's Whale Social Structure & Communication webpage.
Here are some more images taken while watching this group of whales:
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