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Index of Subjects --0015174a052625119f04a986aae8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi, We had a wonderful and related experience yesterday - on the whale-watching tour off Brier Island, a mother and calf Humpback stayed and played around the boat for about half an hour, with the calf rolling over, waving its flippers, slapping the water etc. When we left the pair, everyone on board clapped, and although I hate to anthropomorphize, the calf then vigorously slapped the water several times with its tail flukes, as if in response. My 2 and a half year old granddaughter squealed with delight at the whole show. Richard On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Lynne Perry <perry.lynne@hotmail.com>wrote: > I loved seeing this. When I was less than ten years old and attending a > one room school in Osbourne Harbour, Shelburne County, we students sent > dimes to a little girl in California to help save whales. How wonderful to > see whales today. My husband & I saw one breach off Grand Manan and it was > such a thrill.....a highlight of our 25th wedding anniversary trip. Cheers > all. Thanks so much Mary. Kind regards, Lynne Perry > > ------------------------------ > From: iffercooper@hotmail.com > > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Humpback whale gives thank-you dance to rescuers > who saved it from tangled nets > Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 13:59:06 +0000 > > > That was a really beautiful watch. It looks to me like she's breaching for > joy :) > ------------------------------ > From: marymacaulay@hotmail.com > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Humpback whale gives thank-you dance to rescuers > who saved it from tangled nets > Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 10:37:52 -0300 > > This is amazing - thanks for posting Elizabeth. > > > From: edoull@ns.sympatico.ca > > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 06:30:43 -0300 > > Subject: [NatureNS] Humpback whale gives thank-you dance to rescuers who > saved it from tangled nets > > > > I think the whale was breaching to send a message to other whales in the > > area?? > > .......... > > > > > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-2015934/Humpback-whale-thanks-rescuers-saved-dying-tangled-fishing-nets.html > > > > Flipping amazing... the moment a humpback whale 'thanks' rescuers who > saved > > it from dying tangled in fishing nets > > By Daily Mail Reporter 18th July 2011 > > > > A humpback whale which was freed from almost certain death by three men > off > > the coast of California repaid the favour to its rescuers with a > > breathtaking display of breaches and dives. > > > > The amazing hour-long performance was caught on camera moments after the > > creature was cut free from fishing nets.... > > ....... > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcXU7G6zhjU&feature=related > > > > Humpback Whale Shows AMAZING Appreciation After Being Freed From Nets > > > > 8 1/2 min long > > > -- ################# Richard Stern, 317 Middle Dyke Rd. Port Williams, NS, Canada B0P 1T0 sternrichard@gmail.com ################### --0015174a052625119f04a986aae8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi,<br><br>We had a wonderful and related experience yesterday - on the wha= le-watching tour off Brier Island, a mother and calf Humpback stayed and pl= ayed around the boat for about half an hour, with the calf rolling over, wa= ving its flippers, slapping the water etc. When we left the pair, everyone = on board clapped, and although I hate to anthropomorphize, the calf then vi= gorously slapped the water several times with its tail flukes, as if in res= ponse.=A0 My 2 and a half year old granddaughter squealed with delight at t= he whole show.<br> <br>Richard<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 10:43 = AM, Lynne Perry <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:perry.lynne@hotmail= .com">perry.lynne@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D= "gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding= -left:1ex;"> <div><div dir=3D"ltr"> I loved seeing this. When I was less than ten years old and attending a one= room school in Osbourne Harbour, Shelburne County, we students sent dimes = to a little girl in California to help save whales. How wonderful to see wh= ales today.=A0 My husband & I saw one breach off Grand Manan and it was= such a thrill.....a highlight of our 25th wedding anniversary trip. Cheers= all. Thanks so much Mary. Kind regards, Lynne Perry<br> =A0<br> <div> <hr> From: <a href=3D"mailto:iffercooper@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">iffercoo= per@hotmail.com</a><div class=3D"im"><br>To: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@che= bucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br>Subject: RE: = [NatureNS] Humpback whale gives thank-you dance to rescuers who saved it fr= om tangled nets<br> </div>Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 13:59:06 +0000<div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"= ><br><br> <div dir=3D"ltr">That was a really beautiful watch. It looks to me like she= 's breaching for joy :)<br> <div> <hr> From: <a href=3D"mailto:marymacaulay@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">marymac= aulay@hotmail.com</a><br>To: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" tar= get=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br>Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Humpb= ack whale gives thank-you dance to rescuers who saved it from tangled nets<= br> Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 10:37:52 -0300<br><br> <div dir=3D"ltr">This is amazing - thanks for posting Elizabeth.<br>=A0<br> <div>> From: <a href=3D"mailto:edoull@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank"= >edoull@ns.sympatico.ca</a><br>> To: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto= .ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br>> Date: Sun, 31= Jul 2011 06:30:43 -0300<br> > Subject: [NatureNS] Humpback whale gives thank-you dance to rescuers w= ho saved it from tangled nets<br>> <br>> I think the whale was breach= ing to send a message to other whales in the <br>> area??<br>> ......= ....<br> > <br>> <a href=3D"http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-= 2015934/Humpback-whale-thanks-rescuers-saved-dying-tangled-fishing-nets.htm= l" target=3D"_blank">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-2015= 934/Humpback-whale-thanks-rescuers-saved-dying-tangled-fishing-nets.html</a= ><br> > <br>> Flipping amazing... the moment a humpback whale 'thanks&#= 39; rescuers who saved <br>> it from dying tangled in fishing nets<br>&g= t; By Daily Mail Reporter 18th July 2011<br>> <br>> A humpback whale = which was freed from almost certain death by three men off <br> > the coast of California repaid the favour to its rescuers with a <br>&= gt; breathtaking display of breaches and dives.<br>> <br>> The amazin= g hour-long performance was caught on camera moments after the <br>> cre= ature was cut free from fishing nets....<br> > .......<br>> <br>> <a href=3D"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dt= cXU7G6zhjU&feature=3Drelated" target=3D"_blank">http://www.youtube.com/= watch?v=3DtcXU7G6zhjU&feature=3Drelated</a><br>> <br>> Humpback W= hale Shows AMAZING Appreciation After Being Freed From Nets<br> > <br>> 8 1/2 min long <br>> <br></div></div></div></div></div></d= iv></div> </div></div> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>#################<br>Ri= chard Stern, <br>317 Middle Dyke Rd.<br>Port Williams, NS, Canada<br>B0P 1T= 0<br><br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</= a><br> ###################<br> --0015174a052625119f04a986aae8--
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