A black “iris” shape on the right lobe and a white “seven” in the centre of the tail; cat eyes right in the middle of the tail; and a “ghost” on the tip of the right lobe: these are the respective faces of Irisept (Cocotte), Siam and Gaspar (also called Boom Boom River (BBR) when she is seen in the Gasp\u00e9). The unique patterns they show on the undersides of their tails are like their faces. These traits \u2013 visible when the animals dive \u2013 are often the source of inspiration for the humpbacks’ names. The research team at the Mingan Island Cetacean Study (MICS) named Whip based on the mark on the left lobe of its tail. All these animals are in Gasp\u00e9sie this week, at the mouth of Gasp\u00e9 Bay. The excitement was uncontainable on July 7 in a whale-watching boat. “When we move around, we think we are seeing the same individuals, but in fact, they are all different!” exclaimed a naturalist. Humpbacks Bolt, Leprechaun and Tingley were also seen. Tingley, a very large female, was accompanied by a calf. Another humpback was sighted by the MICS team near the Mingan Islands. It was the first of the season for that region!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Une forme \u00abd\u2019iris\u00bb noir sur le lobe droit et un \u00absept\u00bb blanc dans le centre de la queue, des yeux de f\u00e9lin en plein centre de la queue et un \u00abfant\u00f4me\u00bb sur le bout du lobe droit: voici les visages respectifs d\u2019Irisept (Cocotte), Siam et Gaspar (appel\u00e9 aussi Boom Boom River (BBR) quand elle est vue en Gasp\u00e9sie). Ces trois rorquals \u00e0 bosse ainsi que Whip, Bolt, Tingley et Leprechaun sont en Gasp\u00e9sie cette semaine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-observation-of-the-week"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n