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City Views 18th November 2016 Our beautiful city and a breaching Humpback calf on another magnificent day in Western Australia! This little one was practicing some dominant behaviour towards a large male Humpback who was trying to impress mum with some pec slapping and see if she would accept him a... 37℃ Flukes Up 14th November 2016 Our first warm day in a very long time and our whales were enjoying the crystal clear waters along our coastline as we all soaked in the sunshine. Humpback whales sighted today and we loved watching the unique tail flukes of an escort pod each time they surfaced to rep... Jumping Cookie 13th November 2016 We decided to name this young Humpback calf Cookie today after the many cookie cutter shark bites he had all over him and he gave us all a big surprise when we watched little Cookie breach! There was also another very uniquely marked mother and calf pod today with both... Flying Fish 12th November 2016 The local Bottlenose Dolphins were making some flying fish very nervous and they certainly caught our eye as they flew millimetres away from the waters surface skimming along, desperately trying to confuse the highly intelligent Bottlenose. A mother and calf Humpback k... Adventurous Yearling 9th November 2016 Today we met the most outgoing yearling Humpback who certainly surprised us with his confidence and persistence in wanting to interact with everyone he meets! Our first encounter was with a young mother and calf pod who seemed to have just met this young male. Mum was... Grace Ocean 7th November 2016 Magnificent vessels of the sea and some relaxed mothers and calves were sighted today. A young female Humpback was catching up on some rest with possibly her very first calf and although she was only a small female both herself and her calf looked healthy. The more mat... Patience Is a Virtue 5th November 2016 Sometimes when whale watching we come across a pod that may be a bit quieter than others, this morning a young female and her calf were keeping a low profile and spending their morning logging. After a while they would resurface and replenish their oxygen levels before... Magnificent Eight 4th November 2016 Four female Humpbacks and their four beautiful calves were all mingling today and we were front and centre amongst this very large and sociable pod! It all began when we met the first mother/calf pod who came right up to our vessel and the young calf was enjoying some... Gentle Interaction 1st November 2016 There are many large females arriving in the resting grounds and now is the perfect opportunity for their calves to learn and play through gentle interactions with other mother and calf pods. Today we had three mums and three calves all getting to know each other and h... Mum.... 'Look At Me!' 30th October 2016 Anyone who has young Children in their lives may be aware of the term mum.. mum.. mum.. mum.. look at me! Exactly our thoughts today as this young calf decided to breach only a few meters away from our bow and almost land directly on top of her mum Head Lunge Perfection 28th October 2016 A wonderful Friday morning that had us all excited to see who we could meet today! Mothers and their calves were everywhere we looked and many of these pods had a male escort with them which resulted in a lot of spectacular surface behaviour as the numerous pods began... Escort Pods Allround 27th October 2016 Today was a very fun day with many escort pods sighted which always adds a different energy to the environment. The first mother and calf sighted today had only recently had a male Humpback approach them and try to interact with the female, but she was having none of i... Double Trouble 24th October 2016 One of the finest moments when whale watching, a mother and calf both breaching the surface at the same time! It was a very busy morning with mothers and calves all around and being very social mammals we could see plenty of talking going on amongst the pods. We had si... Protective Mum 23rd October 2016 A large female Humpback was tail slapping today and although spectacular to watch the reason behind her behaviour was not naturally caused. Unfortunately, amateur vessels had been approaching her too closely and at speed which upset the female who had a young calf. Her... Picture Perfect Saturday 22nd October 2016 A magnificent Saturday morning greeted us as we made our way out and it wasn't long before we met our first mother and calf having a sleepy start to this lovely Saturday. A bit further along we met another mother and calf who seemed very curious towards us as the mothe... Mums Playgroup 20th October 2016 We had three mums and three calves all together for a big playgroup this morning and a few other pods off in the distance watching in on all the activity. Female Humpbacks will often encourage interactions with other mother/calf pods as this is a great opportunity for... New Head Office 19th October 2016 What do you think of Whale Watch Western Australia's new head office... it is the shiny black one to the left with ocean views! This big Humpback had pectoral fins that would have been 4-5 meters in length and while pec slapping away you could forgive us for mista.. Seaweed Facial 17th October 2016 Have you ever had a 100% natural seaweed facial? Well, we are starting to think there must be some very good benefits because one of the young calves we spent some time with today was enjoying a morning facial cleanse amongst the seaweed that was floating in the tide l... Practicing Behaviours 16th October 2016 We sighted many baby Humpback calves today and one little fellow was putting on a very big display of the different Humpback behaviours we often sight which was not only spectacular to watch but also a great example for our guests of the very athletic surface activity... Skies The Limit 12th October 2016 Today is the warmest day we have had since April and what a beauty it was☀️ Humpback whales everywhere we looked and everyone was jumping for joy... including the whales! A male escort who was protecting a mother and calf had a lot of competition today with pod after p... Peduncle Slap 11th October 2016 Today's lesson of the Language of the Whales™ will focus on the very powerful peduncle slap. Pivoting their head down and using their long pectoral fins for leverage a Humpback whale will then push their peduncle upwards with incredible force resulting in the peduncle... It's Play School 7th October 2016 Three baby Humpbacks today made us feel like we were watching an episode of Play School that was translated in The Language of the Whales™! Peduncle slapping, breaching and plenty of surface activity was seen all around as these three separate pods of mothers and calve... Raising Phoenix 5th October 2016 Although it is the school holidays school was in for this young Humpback calf and we had the perfect inspiration for his name... Phoenix! Little Phoenix spent over one hour practicing his peduncle slaps and his mum even joined in too. A pod of two large male Humpbacks... Pygmy Blue Whale Family 29th September 2016 Today was Whale Watch Western Australia's inaugural tour from Fremantle and has been put down on record as our most wonderful tour to date! On our departure our very first sighting was of a happy pod of Bottlenose Dolphins who came right up to our bow to have a good lo...