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Whale Watch Day at Galley Head Lighthouse, Co. Cork, in August 2004 One of the stated objectives of the IWDG is to promote Ireland's suitability for observing cetaceans. [ 2 ] In addition to engaging with the press, the group organises workshops to train members of coastal communities in the identification of cetacean species and reacting to ...
Fungie", a popular resident bottlenose dolphin. Whale watching in Ireland is a growing tourism activity. The territorial waters of Ireland have been designated a Whale and Dolphin sanctuary since 1991. In total, 25 different cetacean species have been recorded in Irish waters, with large numbers of cetaceans making seasonal passages off the ...
Humpback whale diving Harbour porpoise Risso's dolphin Bull killer whale The order Cetacea includes whales , dolphins , and porpoises . They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.
This dolphin is found mainly in the Alboran Sea and the north-western Mediterranean [13] [14] [17] [34] where its population is estimated at between 3,000 and 5,000 individuals. [2] The other pilot whale species, the long-finned pilot whale (G. macrorhynchus), seems to have been seen at least once in the Mediterranean, probably as a stray group ...
The family Balaenidae, the right whales, contains two genera and four species. All right whales have no ventral grooves; a distinctive head shape with a strongly arched, narrow rostrum, bowed lower jaw; lower lips that enfold the sides and front of the rostrum; and long, narrow, elastic baleen plates (up to nine times longer than wide) with fine baleen fringes.
Fungie (/ ˈ f ʊ ŋ ɡ i /), also known as the Dingle Dolphin, [4] was a male common bottlenose dolphin. He became separated from other wild dolphins and lived in very close contact with the people of Dingle on the southwest coast of Ireland.
Endangered fin whale swimming in the Bight. A large number and variety of sea life and cetaceans migrate through the area, which is regarded as a prominent habitat for them. [9] This includes many fin whales [10] and blue whales, [11] [12] the first confirmed sighting of the latter in Irish waters being made here as recently as 2008. [13]
The key distinguishing feature is the dolphin's coloration—a white to pale-yellow patch is found behind the dorsal fin on both sides of the body. [4] The white-sided dolphin's color variations are unique amongst the standard hues of white, grey, black and blue seen on other pelagic cetaceans. [4]