Exuberant calf with its mother

Fin slapping whale calf

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Here’s a southern right whale calf at De Kelders, repeatedly slapping his pectoral fins on the surface of the water, creating his own little jacuzzi and probably enjoying the loud noise (which can be heard after his fin hits the water – we were about 150 metres away) that he was making!

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Clare

Lapsed mathematician, creator of order, formulator of hypotheses. Lover of the ocean, being outdoors, the bush, reading, photography, travelling (especially in Africa) and road trips.