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2008 Whale Photos - 1/25/08
Photos from the Hula Kai Whale Watch - Friday
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01/25/08 (Friday)
Aloha and welcome aboard!
We had two incredible trips today. In the morning on the way to the lek we found the first of two heat runs. It was pretty cool and the whales were fairly active...there were 5 humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), 4 of them were males fighting hard to get into the alpha position. We watched and I explained the dynamics of the heat-run, then we pushed on toward the lek. On the lek we saw: 20 different whales, 4 breaches, 3 pec-slaps, 4 tail-lobs, and a huge pod of Pilot whales (Globicephala macrohynchus). It was cool to see the pilot whales primarily because they are a pelagic species and you don't often see them close to shore. We also deployed the hydro-phone and heard some males singing away hoping to get lucky. The afternoon trip was just as exciting as the morning trip. We saw: 28 whales, 5 tail-lobs, 6 lunges, 4 spy-hops, and a 10 whale heat-run, one of the largest that I saw. We were also visited by a bottle-nose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), this guy was spy-hopping, resting on his back, doing flips forwards and backwards, talk about putting on a show...we had an awesome time! And you can too, just call and make your reservation...till then, Aloha.
Jonathan Opey
Director, Hawai'i Marine Research Center
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800-677-9461
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