A friendly minke whale got up close and personal with our rigid hull inflatable boat "AllsWell" during a whale watching excursion in an encounter known as a 'whale mugging'.
During the mugging, passengers watched the minke whale spy-hop, roll around, approach the boat, and act almost like a puppy!
Whale muggings occur when the animal takes a particular interest in the boat, approaches closely, and behaves in a curious manner. During the encounter, the vessel's engines remain in neutral. Since minke whales don't have echolocation, keeping the engines on allows the whale to hear the boat and know its location.
Minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) are the smallest baleen whales seen off the coast of Southern California. They can reach lengths of up to 35 feet and weigh about 20,000 pounds. Minke whales feed on krill and small schooling fish like anchovies.
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📷 Video filmed by William Janowiak
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