Whale portraits

From the bulletin Portrait de baleines, September 7, 2018 Bp903 has two long, pronounced scars on its left chevron that make it easy to recognize. Its dorsal fin does not show any notches, but it does...

From the bulletin Portrait de baleines, August 31, 2018 Bp929 is a fin whale recognizable by the conspicuous white spot shaped like an infinity symbol (or the number “8”) just to the right...

Taken from the newsletter Portrait de baleines, August 17, 2018 Another humpback whale visited the Marine Park last week: H855. It is recognized by its well rounded dorsal fin that shows a notch at ...

Taken from the bulletin Portrait de baleines, August 24, 2018 Gaspar is back in the Marine Park! This humpback whale has been known since 2006 and is recognizable by its under-tail pattern. On her rig...

From the bulletin Portrait de baleines, September 29, 2017 By Audrey Tawel Thibert With the notch at the base of her dorsal fin, Caïman has several look-alikes, including U2 and Bp086. It is the irr...

From the newsletter Whale Portraits, July 20, 2018, by Camille Bégin Marchand Bp078 – nicknamed “Ligné” – is a male fin whale that has been known for over 30 years. Yet he’s ne...

Distinctive traits One needs only to look at her right side to understand how this fin whale got her name. Zipper bears an enormous zipper-shaped scar, the result of a collision with the propeller of ...

From the bulletin Whale Portraits, July 17, 2018 By Camille Begin-Marchand Bp059 is nicknamed “Trou” (Translator’s note: “hole” in French) in the Marine Park due to the p...

Identifying marks His truncated dorsal fin forms a straight line. Behind his dorsal fin, his back shows a small protuberance. History Bp918 is a fin whale that was first observed in 2000. It has been ...

Taken from the newsletter Portrait de baleines, July 27, 2018 Orion (Bp017) has a new mark this year that distinguishes him quite quickly from other fin whales present in the Marine Park: on his dor...