Lobtailing is when the head is submerged, and they slap the water with flat flukes. Rounding out is when the head is submerged , and they change the flukes to look round. Tail-slashing is when the whale is on their side and they cut the water with their fins and tail. They identify a humpback whales by the patterned black and white fluke, long white flippers, a bumpy head and chin and also a small dorsal fin. Last they will match the fluke pattern to give the whale a number and name.
Scientists work together as a team and share responsibilities.
Anne and Rachel both watch the whale behaviors, while Arthur records the observations and time. Ramon and Sally Ruth take photographs of the whales. The large st ocean is the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Ocean has a greater area than the Atlantic Ocean. The Pacific Ocean is 2 times greater than the Atlantic Ocean.