COMOX, B.C.—Two humpback whales that circled a boat in the waters off Comox, B.C., were a curious sight — until one of them got too close and cracked a window on the vessel with a bang of its head. Peter Hamilton, director of the animal-rights group Lifeforce, was on the boat last Thursday and said the experience with the bus-sized whales was a bit unsettling. Two humpback whales that circled a boat in the waters off Comox, B.C., were a curious sight — until one of them got too close and cracked a window on the vessel with a bang of its head. The video also shows one of the humpbacks flapping its flipper on the boat, rocking the vessel slightly. It was the 10th time he’d observed the so-called “mugging” behaviour of humpbacks, Hamilton said, adding the whales often travel in pairs though have been seen in groups of five to seven.

Source: thestar October 01, 2018 20:57 UTC