Pete and I went up to Hervey Bay, Qld this weekend to go whale watching on The Spirit of Hervey. It was an awesome experience seeing these majestic mammals in their natural environment. They are all Humpback Whales who go up to Hervey Bay to 'calve" as the babies do not have 'blubber' when born and would not survive in the colder waters further south. They drink 200 litres of milk each feed and put on 8kg's each feed - mind boggling.We saw several "pods" of mums and bubs and escorts.
I'm going to let the photos do the talking for me. Enjoy.
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| Looking at us |
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| Mum and Baby |
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| Exhaling |
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| We reckon this one could be an offspring of Migalo the White Whale |
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| Mum and Bub |
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| Mum and Bub |
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| Baby breaching - this one played a bit, but not when we had the camera's ready. |
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| Mum, Baby and Escort |
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| An Escort showing off. |
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| Clapping his "flukes" and slapping them onto the water - a form of communication and a cooling system. |
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