𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗬𝗗𝗡𝗘𝗬 After a prolonged break because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sydney whale watching industry opened in early June with new criteria to ensure passenger safety – including operating at reduced capacity to allow for greater distancing while on board during the tours & providing hand sanitisers for the passengers & crew to use. On the perfectly clear morning that I went out, unfortunately there were no breaching whales but there was plenty of tail slapping as 2 males competed for the attention of a single female. There are several reasons why whales tail slap but the main one is to warn off predators or other over-bearing whales. If whales are tail slapping, it is important to understand that it is a defensive move regardless of the circumstances. 🐳🐋🐳 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱. 𝗪𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱. 🐳🐋🐳 A massive thank you to the friendly & knowledgeable staff of Go Whale Watching for a fantastic experience. For further information or to make a booking, please go to https://gowhalewatchingsydney.com.au/ @gowhalewatching #gowhalewatching ©️ (at Go Whale Watching) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB2i1BXFI98/?igshid=1pt1j9ofzsvuz