Whales

Dear Porky,

I thought I mention to you a little bit about whales. As you know they went on a whale watching excursion, but last night just before sunset we had the most spectacular display from our ' camp site' here in Quondong Point. The Humpback Whale is the fifth largest of the great whales. Adult females grow to 19m, slightly longer than adult males. An adult humpback may way up to 40 tonnes. The humpback whale is a vulnerable species, which has been protected from whaling since 1963. Since then,the eastern Australian population is estimated to have reached about 8000 animals, while the population in WA now numbers about 15000 animals. Both groups spend the summer in the Antarctic, where they are believed to live separated from each other, although some limited exchange may occur between them. It is believed that they learn from each other certain songs during their time at Antarctica and therefor have a general recognition for each other or eventually mix their different songs.

Somewhere along the song lines I am sure you can here me. Kiss Petunia

 

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