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A San Diego-based ecotour operator has captured stunning aerial footage, perhaps first of its kind, showing Cuvier’s beaked whales swimming along the surface.
New York City onlookers were surprised on Monday when a whale was spotted swimming under the Williamsburg Bridge on Monday, emerging from the surface.
Nicklin has written several books about his experiences photographing whales in the wild. In 2007, he coauthored Face to Face with Dolphins with Linda Nicklin, and in 2008, the two coauthored Face to Face with Whales. [7] [8] In 2011, a coffee table book written by Nicklin titled Among Giants: A Life with Whales was published. [2]
Several whales, in fact. And the gargantuan marine mammals made quite the entrance, gently striding through the blue waters. Whales spotted in 40 feet of water near Margaritaville Hollywood.
Old Thom is a male North Atlantic killer whale (orca) known for being the only killer whale to regularly be sighted in the Gulf of Maine and the Bay of Fundy.Often referred to as a loner, the whale has never been seen with other orcas, but is often accompanied by Atlantic white-sided dolphins, who seem to feed alongside the orca. [1]
The whale beached several times during the day as the tide went out. Members of the public went onto the foreshore to encourage the whale back into deeper water. Concern began to grow for the animal; bottlenose whales are used to swimming in seas up to 700 metres (2,300 ft) deep, but the Thames has a depth of only 5 metres (16 ft) at most.
Even when the whale flicked its tail, only one swimmer moved away, as the rest looked over, unfazed. "It was completely surreal and so insane," Landaas told NBC News.
The remora's lower jaw projects beyond the upper, and the animal lacks a swim bladder. [9] Some remoras associate with specific host species. They are commonly found attached to sharks, manta rays, whales, turtles, and dugongs, hence the common names "sharksucker" and "whalesucker".