Observations in the Infraorder: Mysticeti
This taxon contains:
Observed on: 29th June 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th August 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Observed on: 11th July 2013
Added to iSpot: 15th August 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
Description: Bottlenose dolphins seen with a Humpback Whale
Observed on: 29th June 2013
Added to iSpot: 12th August 2013
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 3
Comments: 1
Observed on: 10th June 2013
Added to iSpot: 12th August 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Observed on: 6th July 2013
Added to iSpot: 20th July 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 5
Comments: 0
Observed on: 19th September 2010
Added to iSpot: 19th July 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 10
Observed on: 20th June 2013
Added to iSpot: 19th July 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
By: Cameron McMaster
Observed on: 16th July 2013
Added to iSpot: 18th July 2013
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 6
Comments: 3
Observed on: 12th July 2013
Added to iSpot: 18th July 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 2
Observed on: 13th July 2013
Added to iSpot: 18th July 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 5
Comments: 0
Observed on: 13th July 2013
Added to iSpot: 18th July 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 2
Observed on: 12th July 2013
Added to iSpot: 18th July 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 4
Comments: 0
Observed on: 27th October 2012
Added to iSpot: 14th June 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 4
Comments: 4
By: Gabi Miebach
Observed on: 13th October 2012
Added to iSpot: 10th March 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Description: Our Whale Watching Tour was successfull and overwhelming
By: outrampsmarge
Observed on: 13th February 2013
Added to iSpot: 13th February 2013
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 0
Comments: 3
Description: The Bryde's whale is a baleen whale, more specifically a rorqual belonging to the same group as blue whales and humpback whales. It has twin blowholes with a low splashguard to the front. Like other rorquals, it has no teeth, but has two rows of baleen plates.
By: Dagmar Gleiss
Observed on: 5th January 1999
Added to iSpot: 23rd January 2013
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 1
Description: at least 8 m long, must have been dead for quite a while. a very high tide must have thrown the carcass that far up the beach - way beyond the rocks of the shore.
Observed on: 3rd December 2012
Added to iSpot: 19th December 2012
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 3
By: Yve
Observed on: 19th November 2012
Added to iSpot: 21st November 2012
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Description: Over 50 whales stretching from Oudekraal to Llandudno. Tall blows. Small groups over a large area. Spotted from the shore. Occasional lobtail and breach.
Observed on: 7th September 2007
Added to iSpot: 19th November 2012
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 1
By: paris cat
Observed on: 11th August 2005
Added to iSpot: 11th November 2012
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 4
Comments: 2
Description: Cause of beaching no known but samples of bulber were taken
Observed on: 18th August 2012
Added to iSpot: 31st August 2012
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 6
Comments: 0
Description: Southern rught whale calf app one month old. Got caught by low tide, lost bouyancy and suffocated. Measured 5.4m took 56 measurementrs and a blubber sample frozen in salt water.
By: sarah-leigh
Observed on: 9th October 2006
Added to iSpot: 2nd March 2012
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 2
Description: A poor beached whale found on the Jeffreys Bay coast in 2006. Must have been beached for quite a while as it smelled quite bad. Can someone explain the pink colour of the whale?
By: Lorraine L-W
Observed on: 26th September 2007
Added to iSpot: 23rd December 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 1
Description: White whale was alone for over 3 weeks then paired up with black whale. They stayed together for the remainder of the season.
By: Lorraine L-W
Observed on: 1st September 2007
Added to iSpot: 23rd December 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Description: This whale arrived during the night and could be seen at first light. It stayed in the area for hours.
Observed on: 2nd November 2011
Added to iSpot: 22nd December 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Description: This calf has a rare form of albinism in that the left halve of its head is black while the right side is black and white. +- 4% of SRW have a form of albinism.
Observed on: 7th October 2011
Added to iSpot: 6th December 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Description: lobtaing
By: marlandza
Observed on: 1st September 2007
Added to iSpot: 18th November 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 2
Description: Close inshore during the night and early mornings. The third picture with permission from Lorraine Lemmon-Warde.
Observed on: 17th July 2010
Added to iSpot: 18th November 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 3
Observed on: 1st January 1970
Added to iSpot: 16th November 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 1
Description: Name pronounced as " Brooddah " an old Norwegian surname.
Observed on: 15th September 2011
Added to iSpot: 15th November 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 6
Description: Southern right whale showing it's penis
Observed on: 23rd September 2011
Added to iSpot: 15th November 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 6
Comments: 2
Description: Southern Right whale breaching
By: marlandza
Location: 74, Simon's Town Rd
Lat/Lng: -34.14429, 18.437801
opposite Sunnycove Station, Fish Hoek Bay. Note kelp and rocks in the one image, which may give an indication of the proximity to the shore.
Close
Observed on: 19th August 2011
Added to iSpot: 19th August 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 6
Description: Very close inshore most of the night, moved off as the sun rose.
By: miked
Observed on: 16th October 2005
Added to iSpot: 24th June 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 4
Comments: 0
