A sperm whale has been spotted for the first time in Johnstone Strait off Vancouver Island.
Jared Towers, a cetologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, says Lisa Larsson from , a whale research station in the Inside Passage, first heard and recorded the animal in the strait on Monday.
91裸聊视频淲e knew the sperm whale was there before we saw it because we were listening to it,91裸聊视频� Towers says.
91裸聊视频淭hey are unmistakable,91裸聊视频� he says. 91裸聊视频淭hey are probably the most unique-looking of all the whales.91裸聊视频�
Towers says it91裸聊视频檚 possible the sperm whale was exploring new waters or looking for additional food sources.
91裸聊视频淥ne has to remember that the species was heavily hit by whalers in the early 1900s.91裸聊视频�
Sperm whales were detected in Johnstone Strait in February 1984 by researcher John Ford, who had acoustic recordings of the mammal, but this is the first time the animal has been seen.
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