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Humpback Whale Experience/March 19 2008 on Island Packers Boat : These pics were taken onboard the "Islander" one of the boats from the Island Packers company on March 19 2008. This one Humpack Whale just was very interested in everyone onboard and kept circling the boat and "eyeballing" everyone as she circled the boat.

Humpback Whale Experience/March 19 2008 on Island Packers Boat

These pics were taken onboard the "Islander" one of the boats from the ...

Updated: Mar 25, 2008 9:37pm PST

Orcas/ Killer Whale/Dolphins : Orcas or Killers Whales are found in all the oceans of the world. They are a truly amazing animal to witness in the wild. They are actually not a whale at all but are actually dolphins. There are three different types of Orca, the resident pods which feed primarily on fish, transients which move long distances in a short period and feed on fish, and other marine mammals, also the lesser known offshores which also will feed on marine mammals as well. They have a varied diet though, there has been remains of rays in the stomach of one individual. Orcas form tight families within their pods. The males are the ones with the large(up to 6ft.tall)dorsal fins. Researchers identify each individual by their dorsal fin and the gray area just behind it called the saddle.

Orcas/ Killer Whale/Dolphins

Orcas or Killers Whales are found in all the oceans of the world. The ...

Updated: Mar 23, 2008 10:27pm PST

Dalls Porpoise/Porpoise/Dolphin : Dalls porpoises are a robust porpoise that have a black and white body and a short dorsal fin. They are very fast swimmers, known as the "ferrari's" of the oceans. They have reached speeds of 35mph for short distances. They are indeed porpoises not dolphins, the difference is in the shape of there teeth not whether they have a beak or not. Porpoises have a spade shaped tooth where dolphins are conical. Dalls porpoise when they surface leave a typical 'rooster tail' splash. They are a pelagic species that live in colder waters but have a vast range where they are seen.

Dalls Porpoise/Porpoise/Dolphin

Dalls porpoises are a robust porpoise that have a black and white body ...

Updated: Mar 23, 2008 10:31pm PST

Bottlenose Dolphins/Dolphins : Bottlenose Dolphins are the most popular or well known dolphin. They can be very close to shore and some can be quite far offshore. These are the type of dolphins that you will find in the marine parks.

Bottlenose Dolphins/Dolphins

Bottlenose Dolphins are the most popular or well known dolphin. They ...

Updated: Mar 23, 2008 10:33pm PST

Humpback Whale Tail Flukes/Humpback Whale : Humpback Whale Tail Flukes. Humpback whales have very unique tail flukes, the undersides of each and every humpback whales tail fluke is unique to each individual and that is how they are identified. Researchers employ volunteers to photograph the undersides of their tail flukes to I.D. each individual. The markings can range from all white to all black and everything in between. Even scarring from Orca encounters to entanglement are identifying clues that help researchers. The flukes can reach 13 feet across from fluke to fluke.

Humpback Whale Tail Flukes/Humpback Whale

Humpback Whale Tail Flukes. Humpback whales have very unique tail flu ...

Updated: Mar 23, 2008 10:35pm PST

Risso's Dolphin/Dolphin : The ole gray dolphin, the Risso's dolphin are a dolphin even with their blunt-nose head. They only have a few teeth, perfect for eating their favorite food which are squid and or octopus. They are a social dolphin usually seen in medium sized pods, moving gregariously on the surface looking for food. They can be very acrobatice at times. The younger they are the grayer they appear, as they age they turn white through scarring that they get from battling with each other as they rake each other with their few teeth.

Risso's Dolphin/Dolphin

The ole gray dolphin, the Risso's dolphin are a dolphin even with the ...

Updated: Mar 23, 2008 10:39pm PST

Minke Whales/Whales : Minke Whales are one of the smaller baleen whales, found in almost all the waters of the world. They are usually very shy, being that they are still actively hunted.

Minke Whales/Whales

Minke Whales are one of the smaller baleen whales, found in almost al ...

Updated: Mar 23, 2008 10:39pm PST

Elephant Seals/Seal : Elephant Seals come down to the Channel Islands and mate and calf at San Miguel Island, and also along the coastline as well. The males, or bulls are very large reaching 1000's of pounds where the females do not reach that size at all. The males spar each other and inflict damage to each other with there teeth and heads and fight to become the "beachmaster."

Elephant Seals/Seal

Elephant Seals come down to the Channel Islands and mate and calf at S ...

Updated: Mar 23, 2008 10:41pm PST

Albatrosses/ Albatross/Birds : Albatrosses are an offshore bird that rarely is seen from shore, that lives on the open ocean feeding on fish and other types of food. There are mating grounds down in the South Pacific, on the island of Kure and also some on Midway.

Albatrosses/ Albatross/Birds

Albatrosses are an offshore bird that rarely is seen from shore, that ...

Updated: Mar 23, 2008 10:42pm PST