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We are excited to share that @pascalecslater was able to get a great fluke shot of Raptor's (BCY0660) calf and she was also able to get the gender shot!!! We are excited to announce that Raptor's calf is a little girl!! We asked Pascale to give her a
Meet one of the latest additions to BC’s growing humpback whale population! This is BCY0160 Heather’s calf, and we hope to see lots more of this youngster in the future. Thank you @vanislandwhale and marine naturalist @b_pirker for submit
Throwback to a spectacular encounter on August 5th 2019. Photo by @ryantev #ketacostal #humpbackwhale #humpbackresearch #whaleresearch #fieldwork #marinemammalscience #saveourseas #humpbackcomeback #flukeshot #flukesup #volunteer #beautifulbc #migr
Whale hug 🤗 Guess how long my fins are? Photo by @ryantev on Sept 7th, 2019. #ketacostal #humpbackwhale #humpbackresearch #whaleresearch #fieldwork #marinemammalscience #saveourseas #humpbackcomeback #volunteer #beautifulbc #migratoryspecies #sali
Strike (KEX0045) chin slapping this past summer. It’s always nice to feel the sun on your skin...even as a whale! This behaviour is thought to have multiple purposes: communication with other whales in the area, and to pull itchy barnacles or s
Humpback whale Trinity/Zig Zag (BCX1193/CS280) is always a joy to see. She is now a first time mother (that we know of) for Humpback calf “Scuba”! Photo by Keta volunteer @valwatson #ketacostal #humpbackwhale #humpbackresearch #whalerese
Two Spot (KEY0010/CS621) going for a dive in the Strait back in October. Photo by Keta volunteer @cheyenne.sgiath #ketacostal #humpbackwhale #humpbackresearch #whaleresearch #fieldwork #marinemammalscience #saveourseas #humpbackcomeback #flukeshot
Humpback whale “Valiant” fluking in the early autumn. Born in 2017 to Split Fluke (BCX1068), Valiant’s intense scarring is likely the result of an orca attack while she was very young- the lines are where their teeth dragged down Va
Humpback whale Mammoth (KEX0023) flunking on a calm day in the Strait. Photo by volunteer @cheyenne.sgiath . . . #ketacoastal #humpbackwhale #humpbackresearch #whaleresearch #fieldwork #marinemammalscience #saveourseas #humpbackcomeback #flukeshot #f
This cold spell hitting Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland is making us wish we were watching humpbacks in their breeding grounds! . . . Photo by volunteer @cheyenne.sgiath #hawaiidreaming #mexicodreaming #ketacoastal #humpbackresearch #marinema