Salt is the most sighted, most loved whale in the world. She has 34 known descendants at last count, including 16 calves.
She was first sighted in 1975 and nearly every year since then. She was sighted in 2025.
Salt is one of the few known great-grandmothers.
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Colt doesn’t just approach boats; he steals the show with playful, heart-melting antics. Boat captains say when he’s around, you don’t just see a whale—you get Coltified.
On June 27, 1997, five humpback whales, including Colt, Stub and Icarus approached a whale-watching boat in an extraordinary close encounter. One of the whales began singing near the vessel; researchers strongly believe the singer was the well-known humpback Colt.
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Sockeye is a famous humpback whale easily recognized by his distinctive deformed upper jaw, which curves upward like a pout—earning him a striking resemblance to a sockeye salmon. He also has sideways-growing baleen and a large white scar just below his blowholes.
Sockeye is a true survivor. His jaw deformity was likely caused by a boat strike, yet he remains remarkably calm and frequently approaches whale-watching boats with curiosity.
His story gets even more dramatic: deep rake marks on his tail flukes are clear evidence of a past killer whale attack that he somehow lived through.
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