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"Big Mama" and her eighth calf have migrated back to PNW waters! They were recently spotted near San Juan Islands.
The Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA) has announced the arrival of the first humpback whale calf of the 2025 season in ...
The first baby humpback whale of the season has been spotted swimming in the Salish Sea off Washington, photos show. Big Mama ...
SEATTLE — The first humpback calf of the whale watching season was spotted in the Salish Sea earlier this week. The baby, ...
A well-known humpback whale has returned to the waters of the Salish Sea, this time with a new calf in tow. The whale, identified as BCY0324, or “Big Mama,” got her namesake for being the mother of ...
“She was first seen off Victoria in 1997, and was one of the first humpbacks to return to the Salish Sea after the end of ...
Big Mama was spotted with her latest calf in Haro Strait northeast of Sidney Island on Wednesday, followed by several more ...