DCL Picture of the Day - Part 6

[woody64]

That is so interesting and neat. I had always thought that just the ones in captivity only had the bent fins.
Also super awesome to see an orca. We had been told on our Alaskan cruise that you only have a 10% chance of seeing Orca's. We totally lucked out and saw some though and I was so excited. Even the tour company seemed pretty excited.

Having seen some in captivity a long time ago, this bend is different. It only bends at the top, like a hook vs. the whole fin bending. Speaking from my expertise as an accountant.

 

[Dug720]

Having seen some in captivity a long time ago, this bend is different. It only bends at the top, like a hook vs. the whole fin bending. Speaking from my expertise as an accountant.

That bigger bend CAN occur in nature as well. Size, bone and cartilage structure, etc. can all come into play.

 

[woody64]

Fun spots

 

[Evad]

Cozumel

 

[jenseib]

mouse8 by Jenseib, on Flickr

 

[jenseib]

mouse50 by Jenseib, on Flickr

mouse51 by Jenseib, on Flickr

 

[Evad]

 

[NC State]

^^Castaway Cay?^^

 

[PrincessShmoo]

^^Castaway Cay?^^

Yes.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Eye Scream - Fantasy

 

[tlprice]

Eye Scream - Fantasy
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You have my favorite! Chocolate and banana! They never had it on my last cruise so I had to do blueberry and coconut which was also pretty good, but not as good as chocolate and banana.

 

[jenseib]

mouse52 by Jenseib, on Flickr

mouse53 by Jenseib, on Flickr

 

[PrincessShmoo]

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Quiet Cove (Cove Cafe entrance) - Fantasy

 

[jenseib]

mouse54 by Jenseib, on Flickr

mouse56 by Jenseib, on Flickr

 

[Chernabog1940]

 

[dcassetta]

That is so interesting and neat. I had always thought that just the ones in captivity only had the bent fins.
Also super awesome to see an orca. We had been told on our Alaskan cruise that you only have a 10% chance of seeing Orca's. We totally lucked out and saw some though and I was so excited. Even the tour company seemed pretty excited.

That bigger bend CAN occur in nature as well. Size, bone and cartilage structure, etc. can all come into play.

It's my understanding that there is also a genetic component. As some of the whales at Sea World are related, the bend might be seen more often. In Orlando in the 90's, there were 2 adult females, one had a straight fin and the other had a curve. Their daughters matched them.

 

[mmouse37]

MJ

 

[Evad]

 

[bcwife76]

Alaska 2017 Inside Passage