Amazing images capture ocean’s gentle giants in full flight as they feed off Alaska
Belly flop: The 45-ton whales seem to be able to throw themselves through the air as nimbly as a performing dolphin
The entirely female group forms on the exact same spot each year, AND each creature performs exactly the same role in hunting each time.
‘It’s a mystery as to why females come together in this way,’ said Mr Cornforth. ‘They may have a matriarchal society like some groups of killer whales.
‘I’ve seen the same females perform the same job of diving down to create the bubble net time after time.
‘The bubble net is created far below the surface and can be as big as 75m in diameter – in order to catch the enormous herring swarms.
‘They are such powerful animals that they can do this every four to five minutes for as long as ten hours.’
The entirely female group forms on the exact same spot each year, AND each creature performs exactly the same role in hunting each time.
‘It’s a mystery as to why females come together in this way,’ said Mr Cornforth. ‘They may have a matriarchal society like some groups of killer whales.
‘I’ve seen the same females perform the same job of diving down to create the bubble net time after time.
‘The bubble net is created far below the surface and can be as big as 75m in diameter – in order to catch the enormous herring swarms.
‘They are such powerful animals that they can do this every four to five minutes for as long as ten hours.’
Advertisements
01 November 2023
Advertisements
