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Mother’s Day the Right (Whale) Way
May 11, 2020
Right whale calf rolling over the back of its mom, 1950. Notice the callosities pattern on the mom and the two blow holes. Images collected under MMPA research permit #17355. These photos are cropped images of photographs taken with a telephoto lens.
Photo: Kelly Dilliard
One evening, though, we had a really good show from a mother and calf North Atlantic right whale. We have seen these two before on two occasions. The mother is 1950. Her calf was up near the surface for nearly an hour shaking its fluke and flippers, breaching, and rolling onto its back. The calf also rolled all over the mom when she was at the surface.Read the blog post
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Mother’s Day the Right (Whale) WayMay 11, 2020
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“We had right whales all around us. One swam right toward out boat and then veered off at the last minute!”October 1, 2012