Small whale with a completely blunt dorsal fin
Submitted by sunshine on Wed, 2024-02-28 13:50
saw two today behind Garden Island .....sorry no photos but both had rounded dorsal fins .....any ideas on what subspecies they might have been
Swompa
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What colour? Perhaps a sperm
What colour?
Perhaps a sperm whale?
sunshine
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Way too small for a sperm whale
Dark almost black ......only surfaced three times before diving and not seen again
Sea goat
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reckon it could have been a
reckon it could have been a minke whale? i have seen a few of these off rotto before. some come up real close, dont seen particulalry shy.
OOH YEH
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Maybe pilot whales
I'm guessing they are pilot whales
Faulkner Family
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Could be a pilot whale. Minky
Could be a pilot whale. Minky whales have a small dorsal more towards the tail.
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