The ‘crème de la crème’ of humpback whale photos

These images by by Sydney Morning Herald Photo editor Danielle Smith says the sea biologist Dr Vanessa Pirotta’s humpback views capture “Crème de la Crème ..

“Two giant school buses size, Blubbery whales, sometimes 40,000 kilograms, to make a coordinated leap at the same time … Just amazing,” he said.

“We don’t know exactly why they’re doing it, but it probably serves as a form of communication, pir Pirotta said from the movement, often like a dance that sees whales jump from water.

“Humpback whale really gets the most acrobatic sea animal because when they jump, you never know when it will. And sometimes they will make a show for people who watch them and this is a great show.”

Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Aid Institution in Australia (Orrca) Rescue and Research Organization, this year there was a record number of whale views and on June 29, the 26th annual whale census was about 6000 humps, he said.

Pirotta said that this number may contain the countdown of the same whale, but praised the work of the members of the people who reported the landscapes.

“As scientists, we rely on citizen scientists and scientists to observe too much because the Australian coastline is very big and now we are more attached to the social media than ever before.”

The images were withdrawn from the coast of Lennox Head in North NSW during a whale monitoring expedition with the local tour boat operator from blue adventures.