OuiSi Nature card 111: Humpback Whales. Photograph by Camille Seaman The whole photograph behind card 111: Humpback Whales. Photograph by Camille Seaman

OuiSi Nature · Card 111

Humpback Whales

Megaptera novaeangliae

Location
Gerlache Strait, Antarctica
Date
November 24, 2017
Photograph byCamille Seaman

Description

One of the best whale encounters ever! Two very curious humpback whales and a minke whale came to visit our ship as we were traveling north through the Gerlache Strait here in Antarctica. They spent almost an hour exploring the ship rubbing against it and spy hopping!

Camille Seaman

The photographer

Camille Seaman

TED Senior Fellow, Stanford Knight Fellow, Cinereach FIR Fellow, Nat Geo Contributing Photographer

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Humpback Whales

Photograph by Camille Seaman