Mugged by whales

Every year, from July to November, humpback whales come to Hervey Bay on their southern migration. In contrast to the open coastline, where whales are in a “migration mode” to their feeding grounds in the Antarctic, the bay is shallow,…

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It’s a match!

Did you know that the underside of a humpback whale’s tail, called the flukes, is the main characteristic used by scientists to identify individuals? In addition, a humpback whale’s dorsal fin can also be used to distinguish individuals and/or help confirm…

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Gidday from down-under!

It is that time of the year again for some of Pacific Whale Foundation Research staff to head south for a few months to gather data on the humpback whales that migrate along the east coast of Australia.This whale season,…

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