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How do we know about the whales this year?
Each individual blue whale is photo-identified by its pattern of spots on the side of its body and the shape of its dorsal fin or by its pattern of spots and shape of its tail fin, and is assigned an ID number for their subsequent identification. Click on one of the photos of the blue whale individuals to learn a little about their history from their visit to the Bay of Loreto National Park.
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Whales seen in 2021
This female was first seen in 2005, and she was not a calf that year. She has had a baby in 2007, 2010 and 2015, so she is considered a sexually and physically mature female that could be over 21 years old in this year (2021) that was photographed, unfortunately this year she has not been seen with a calf either, but it is very likely that it will have more offspring.
Whales seen in 2020
This female was seen for the first time in 2005, and she was not a calf that year. She has had a calf in 2007, 2010 and 2015, so it is considered a sexual and physically mature female that could be more than 20 years old in this year (2020) that was photographed, unfortunately this year she was not seen with a calf, but it is very likely that it will have more offspring.
One of the registered whales with unknown sex, said individual was observed as a calf with his mother in 2009, so his exact age is 11 years. The necessary samples still need to be taken this season to carry out the corresponding studies and to be able to determine their sex.
It is a female that raises the tail a lot and thanks to this it is possible to see that half of its right lobe is mutilated, in addition, if the left side of the peduncle is observed it is possible to notice the marks from orca bites. This whale was seen for the first time in 1999, later a calf was seen in 2007 and in 2011 it was seen with mutilations on these fins.
It is a male that was seen for the first time in 1998, as a calf so this year it is 22 years old. Since the first year that he was seen, he returned very frequently to the National Park Loreto Bay.
The first time this female was seen was in 1985 making it one of the first whales to be recorded in the area, so it is over 35 years old. From the first sighting of her, she was seen accompanied by a calf in three different years 1994, 1999 and 2003.
It is a female that was seen for the first time in 1994, and she did not breed that year, therefore she is more than 26 years old. Interestingly, of the ten seasons that she has been seen, she has never been in the company of a calf.
It is a male with very characteristic white spots on its tail fin, which was seen for the first time in 1990 and was not a calf that year, so it is more than 30 years old.
It is a male that was seen for the first time in 1990, and was not a calf in that year, which indicates that it is more than 30 years old. A relevant aspect of this male is that it is one of the most seasonally seen in the area since it was first seen.