A trifecta of whale species on Friday's Port Townsend Half-Day Whale Watching Tour! We were able to spend time with humpback whale BCZ0488 "Scrimmage," as well as members of the T46B family of Bigg's orcas, AND we started the day off with a minke whale sighting. For you absolute whale fans - if you squint at the humback whale sequence around 45 seconds, you might just see some whale poop - enjoy!! 😜 | Puget Sound Express

🎥: Julia Sumerling (@seajewlz) // In 2004, Dr. Jason Gedamke was recording underwater sounds in the Great Barrier Reef, and discovered the dwarf minke is the source of an unusual, complex, and stereotyped vocalization called the “star wars” call. Volume up to hear it! This regional-specific behavioral distinction suggests aggregate or community adaptive behaviors among subspecies of minke whales. | Ocean Conservation Research - OCR

🎥: Julia Sumerling (@seajewlz) // In 2004, Dr. Jason Gedamke was recording underwater sounds in the Great Barrier Reef, and discovered the dwarf minke is the source of an unusual, complex, and stereotyped vocalization called the “star wars” call. Volume up to hear it! This regional-specific behavioral distinction suggests aggregate or community adaptive behaviors among subspecies of minke whales. | Ocean Conservation Research - OCR

For the first time, hear what a Minke whale, once known as the silent whale, sounds like in Sir David Attenborough's Great Barrier Reef #ABCAttenborough | ABC iview