Mum and Calf

Our whale watching cruise departed Hillarys Boat Harbour with sunny conditions. The tour cruised to the Humpback Highway where passengers sighted a pod of whales surface swimming. The highlight of the whale watching cruise was meeting a mum and calf who put on a show for our passengers they breached about 15 times, the mum whale started tail thrashing with the calf copying moments after. The mum and calf were surrounded by pods of male whales surface swimming. A great whale watching experience for passengers who witnessed all the key Humpback Whale interactions.

AQWA insights:

Weather conditions Hillarys: Semi calm, sunny - 20°

Number of interactions: 25

Whales: 10 whales, 3 pods

Whale behaviours: Mum and calf breaching, both tail thrashing and the calf fin slapping. Surface swimming for the pods of whales surrounding mum and calf.