{"id":50434,"date":"2016-09-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baleinesendirect.org\/avec-les-belugas-semaine-du-29-aout-2016\/"},"modified":"2020-04-06T19:53:08","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T19:53:08","slug":"with-the-belugas-week-of-august-29-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baleinesendirect.org\/en\/with-the-belugas-week-of-august-29-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"With the Belugas: Week of August 29, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chatty males!<\/strong><\/p>\n

This week, we took advantage of the gorgeous weather to visit the downstream sector, where we regularly encounter herds of males. We make a first contact off of \u00cele aux Pommes, but this is a herd of females with young accompanied by a newborn. Among them, we immediately recognize G\u00e9ographis, a female known to our team since 1989 and easily recognizable by the extensive scarring on her right flank that recalls a world map.<\/p>\n

Following this initial observation, we continue our journey downstream. Off \u00cele aux Basques, we encounter two other herds. This time, we’re in the company of bulls. We recognize several belugas such as Douxi, Jetstream and DL0370. The animals are quite active on the surface; we can see their heads poking out of the water, as if to spy on us.<\/p>\n

The encounter is also very rich in terms of acoustics. Belugas are aptly named “canaries of the sea”. We hear all kinds of vocalizations: door squeaks, whistles and much more. One particular individual retains our attention: it holds its head above water for about ten seconds and suddenly emits an incredibly powerful sound, like a whistling tea kettle. Everyone aboard looks at one another, at first speechless, then with smiles all around. We continue to be amazed and astonished by belugas!<\/p>\n

Click on the map to navigate with the\u00a0Bleuvet<\/em>\u00a0and discover the highlights of the week!<\/strong>
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