A blunt V shaped dorsal fin and heavily wrinkled flanks are key characteristics
of a sperm whale. |
Sperm whales have a blow that angles out to the left of their blunt forheads. |
Considered so rare, many believe they don't even exist any more, a northern right whale was seen on one of our cruises in June, 2001. As is always the case with right whales in this ocean, it was seen once but despite a NOAA aerial search for it the next day, was not seen again. The right whale is the most endangered of the whales. Photo by Patrick Wilkinson/Docent Seymour Marine Discovery Center |
