Saturday, June 16, 2007
Sperm whales, Los Gigantes, Tenerife
The business of whale and dolphin spotting off these islands is controlled. It is also magnificent to see these animals "up close and personal" and, yes, I've been on a few occasions, so I realize I'm being a bit hypocritical here, nevertheless, I do wonder if too many boats still go too close to the animals. Or it may be a case that the animals, so used to having tourists to stare at, come too close to the boats. These whales appear completely unperturbed.
In fact, you may be tempted to switch off half way through this video of a group of sperm whales captured on video outside of Los Gigantes, Tenerife on 1st June 2006, since not very much happens, except they just bask there. But wait right to the end, because you'll get a fantastic surprise.
Link to video for feed readers
