Move your mouse pointer over each fluke, and the behavioral role of each animal will popup (It may take a second). Note that Escorts, Singers, and almost all members of Competitive Groups are males. |
The "black box" whale is nicknamed Beautiful, and has been seen 3 different years by HMMC, as a singer, in a competitive group, and paired up with another whale.
The "red box" whale is number #801 from the Southeast Alaska Whale catalog and is well known from sightings in Glacier Bay National Park. #801 is a female and has been documented with many calves in Alaska. HMMC saw her twice in 2004 paired up with another whale, most likely a male. The "yellow box" whale was sighted twice by HMMC, as a singer and as an escort to a mother-calf pair. Escorts are thought to associate with mothers for potential opportunities to mate, and are rarely if ever the father of the calf. |