2 OCTOBER 2023
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On this morning’s whale watching cruise just past Cabbage Tree Island we quickly located 6 humpbacks that looked to be in the middle of a heat run. There was lots of chasing each other, body rolling on the surface, lots of pec slapping and tail slapping for our excited passengers to see.
Photo Credit: Lee Matthews