Did you know spinner dolphins often spin to rid themselves of remora fish? If you look closely this spinner dolphin has a remora suctioned onto its underside between its pectoral fins! The intense centrifugal force as well as hitting the surface of the water when landing is how the dolphins will rid themselves of these pests!
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This morning’s 7 am whale watch was one for the books! We encountered five different cetacean species, an oceanic white tip shark and some turtles! Not only did we have this beautiful mom calf and escort trio accompanied by some fantastic vocals over our hydrophone but we encountered a number of other humpback whales, short finned pilot whales, Hawaiian spinner dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, and rough toothed dolphins! This level of biodiversity in just one trip with several encounters being multi species interactions is one of the many things that makes Kona so truly special! Thank you to everyone who joined us this morning for such an epic tour! 🎥 @livfortheocean Cover 📸 @andrew.aggergaard #humpbackwhale #humpbackwhales #pilotwhale #dolphins #bottlenosedolphin #spinnerdolphins🐬 #🐬 #🐋 #roughtootheddolphin #shark #hawaii #whalewatching
Like mother like baby! This adorable duo gave a us a dramatic look at their size difference when they surfaced together! When born, a humpback calf is around 10-15 ft long. Mom on the other hand, can be upward of 45 ft! Just look at the size of those flukes 🤩 🎥 Footage from Naturalist Kelsi
A group of Hawaiian spinner dolphins dropped in for a ride 🏄♂️. Here’s a glimpse from above!📸 Footage from Naturalist Amy
The sounds of the humpbacks! 🔊We lowered our hydrophone on yesterday’s whale watch and picked up this booming melody beneath the waves!! A round of applause for this male’s beautiful song! 👏🏼 🎥 Footage by Naturalist Kelsi
Absolutely EPIC day on the water! We were treated to humpback whales, spinner dolphins, and stunning views of the Kona coast. Spaces are filling up fast for humpback season – don't miss the opportunity to join us on a guaranteed whale watch tour! #konacoast #hawaiihumpbacks #bigislandtours #konawhalewatchtours #bigislandadventures #explorehawaii
Happy holidays from the Hawaiian spinner dolphins 🐬 We hope everyone had a fun-filled Christmas. We’ve loved sharing our holiday adventures with guests visiting the island! Our 2023 season was full of whales and wildlife, and now there’s only few more tours until its 2024!! 🐋🎥 Footage by Naturalist Sam
A playful pod of pilot whales 🤩 With the humpbacks arriving and Kona’s year-round whales, the Big Island is whale winter wonderland! 🎥 Footage by Naturalist Sam
The beautiful sounds of humpback whales!!! We had the opportunity to lower our hydrophone into the water during our whale watching tour, and we were quickly greeted with this melody! 🎶When the opportunity allows, our research-grade hydrophone gives our guests a glimpse of the vocalizations below! During the humpback season, we may hear males singing beneath the surface 🎤🎥 Footage by Naturalist Sam (feat: Captain Tyson)
It’s timeeeee!!! Our humpback season officially starts tomorrow 🐋 Whether you choose the 7 AM, 11 AM, or 3 PM departure, every trip is an equal opportunity for awesome encounters and humpback sightings. All we want for Christmas is YOU to come experience the magic of the humpbacks in Hawaii!
Melon-headed whales on our dolphin and whale watch! Melon-headed whales have a dolphin-like body with a rounded melon shaped head. A fitting name for this pelagic species! We encountered a massive group of these whales on our trip, and we’ve been seeing a number of other whales, including humpbacks, on our recent adventures!🎥 Footage by Naturalist Sam
Daytime cruising with a pod of dolphins 🐬 This week we encountered pods Hawaiian spinner dolphins, Pantropical spotted dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, and rough-toothed dolphins! Calling all dolphin lovers to our dolphin and whale watching tours! 🎥 Footage by Naturalist Sam
Offshore on Artemis with short-finned pilot whales! The humpbacks are starting to arrive, but Kona’s year-round whales will always have our 🩵
As a year-round species, we expect to see a good amount of pilot whale activity in the coming months, and maybe a repeat of last year’s joint pilot whale and humpback encounters!
🎥 Footage by Naturalist Sam
Bottlenose bubbles! Lucky guests on our dolphin and whale watching trip watched this bottlenose dolphin blow some beautiful bubbles! 🐬
This week we encountered so many fun species! Our highlight was a massive pod of melon-headed whales offshore! This pelagic group of whales was traveling in around 8000 ft of water, and a few gave us some incredible looks as they rode our bow and wake! 🎥 Footage from Serena (HA crew)
