It’s sort of like a day spa. But with more whales. And a whole lot more water. Along Australia’s Gold Coast, for the first time ever, humpback whales have been video-recorded showing a behavior that is strangely satisfying to watch: it involves them exfoliating underwater by scrubbing their backs and sides clean on the sandy…
Whale Day Spa: First Time Ever Humpbacks Videoed Treating Themselves to Full Body Scrub on Seafloor
PHOTOS: Russian ‘Whale Whisperer’ Photographs Humpbacks Meeting, Touching People for First Time Ever
On the first day of the expedition, Mikhail Korostelev headed straight out to sea. Even after several flights, he didn’t bother booking a hotel before casting off to spot—and be spotted by—whales amid the Polynesian island kingdom of Tonga, in the South Pacific. A former Moscow-based IT manager, Korostelev abandoned that vocation to pursue underwater…
Stranded Humpback Whale Dies on Long Island Beach
LIDO BEACH, N.Y.—A 35-foot humpback whale washed ashore and later died on a New York beach, one of several cetaceans discovered over the past two months along the shores of New York and New Jersey. The whale was discovered Monday morning at Lido Beach West Town Park on Long Island. Officials said it was still…
Photos: 2 Giant Humpbacks ‘Blow Rainbows’ Into Air, Leaving Whale Watchers Stunned
These whale watchers were stunned when two giant humpbacks approached their boat and started shooting “rainbows” out of their blowholes. The friendly humpback pair greeted delighted tourists by swimming right up to their boat before spurting water from their blowholes; the droplets caught the sun creating spectacular rainbows. The amazing trick was repeated several times,…
Whale Watchers Blown Away as 4 Huge Humpbacks Feast on the Fish Hiding Underneath Their Boat
These whale watchers were blown away as four huge humpbacks feasted on the fish hiding underneath their boat. The giant creatures dwarfed the tourist boat which was next to them as they lunge fed at the surface of the water, much to the delight of stunned whale watchers. The spectacular display, which took place in…
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