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Humpback whales of Hervey Bay, Australia #australia #humpbackwhales #cetaceans #marinemammals #wildlife #breaching #tailslapping #nature #wildlifephotography
June 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
orcabehaviorinstitute.org
A few moments from yesterday's "westside shuffle" with J-Pod (September 9th) in Haro Strait off San Juan Island 🥰

#whalesky #orcas #srkw
J41 Eclipse and her youngest, J62 A breach from J19 Shachi J22 Oreo and J38 Cookie flank a tailslapping J58 Crescent J35 Tahlequah and her oldest son J47 Notch
September 11, 2025 at 4:29 AM
vivthesetter.bsky.social
At last! I have seen Risso's #Dolphin. A most excellent trip with #AKWildlife out of #Falmouth, #Cornwall. We saw around 16 grey dolphins and watched them head- and tail-slapping as well as swimming right up to the boat. A real pleasure to travel with Captain Keith & his crew.

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Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus), off Falmouth, Cornwall. Headslapping & tailslapping!
YouTube video by thesetter
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July 20, 2026 at 4:26 PM
vernal3.bsky.social
American Beaver, with a scientific name of our neighbor: Castor canadensis. BTW congrats #Canada on your recent election results. #tailslapping 1st pic

Lesson: It IS the Gulf of Mexico, #Mexico. ( #trump didn’t get an #education as you can tell.)

#beavers #mammals #biodiversity #animalbehavior
American beaver tail slapping to warn off unwanted folks. They are very territorial, especially the females.
May 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
castorwheels.bsky.social
Yes! I know a few lodges at some nearby parks, though I've only seen the beavers out swimming/tailslapping me so far. Videos of the encounters below.
May 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM
pugetsoundwhales.bsky.social
11:25 - EC is leaving the T65As (-A5) and the 64Bs generally point S but spread and slow travel on the opposing side of Kopachuk. Finished a hunt and little 64B1A and is quite spunky and tailslapping at murres! [Alli via ONCG]

#psws
June 7, 2026 at 6:44 PM
modernmoloch.bsky.social
Scratch that. maybe “The Law of the Tongue” is a better name
Davidson whalers and "the law of the tongue" Old Tom's role was commonly to alert the human whalers to the presence of a baleen whale in the bay by breaching or tailslapping at the mouth of the Kiah River, which is one of the smallest rivers, where the Davidson family had their tiny cottages. This role endeared him to the whalers and led to the idea that he was "leader of the pack," although such a role was more likely taken by a little known female (as is typical among killer whales).(3) The whale known as "Stranger" described as a leader of "stranger's mob" was a large 30 ft male. After the harpooning, some of the killer whales would even grab the ropes in their teeth and aid the whalers in hauling. The skeleton of Old Tom is on display at the Eden Killer Whale Museum, and significant wear marks still exist on his teeth from repeatedly grabbing fast-moving ropes. 3) In return for their help, the whalers would anchor the carcass overnight 5 while the killer whales ate the tongue and
May 26, 2024 at 10:45 AM