๐ช๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ก ๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐๐ฌโฃ โฃ After a prolonged break because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sydney whale watching industry opened in early June with new criteria to ensure passenger safety โ including operating at reduced capacity to allow for greater distancing while on board during the tours & providing hand sanitisers for the passengers & crew to use.โฃ โฃ On the perfectly clear morning that I went out, unfortunately there were no breaching whales but there was plenty of tail slapping as 2 males competed for the attention of a single female.โฃ โฃ There are several reasons why whales tail slap but the main one is to warn off predators or other over-bearing whales. If whales are tail slapping, it is important to understand that it is a defensive move regardless of the circumstances.โฃ โฃ ๐ณ๐๐ณ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ. ๐ช๐ฒ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐
๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ. ๐ณ๐๐ณ โฃ A massive thank you to the friendly & knowledgeable staff of Go Whale Watching for a fantastic experience.โฃ โฃ For further information or to make a booking, please go to https://gowhalewatchingsydney.com.au/โฃ โฃ @gowhalewatching #gowhalewatching ยฉ๏ธ (at Go Whale Watching) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB2i1BXFI98/?igshid=1pt1j9ofzsvuz