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PhD- Marine Biologist | Photographer | Conservationist | Expedition leader-20 yrs| 🦈🐋⁣
⁣Join us to swim with giants 🐳
@just_the_wild

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This season, after realizing that the evolution of the whale watching activity was bringing us less joy, we posted less and reflected more. Today, it feels important to share our thoughts with you.

📷 @mohea_moana

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I don’t know who needs to hear this. But thank the people and things that leave your life. If they are meant for you, they will come back. But chances are they are making space for something better.

Southern right whales photographed in Argentina by special government permit. Diving with @cainedelacy @just_the_wild.

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Aigiri 🔱🧡 #maa #love #instgram #flowers #viralvideos

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I may never get over the feeling of being in the ocean with & getting to experience the majestic 56 feet beings that are humpback whales... Thank you thank you to @cainedelacy for the wonderful tour & photos. Couldn't recommend a @just_the_wild @mooreaoceanadventures trip more!

@lfishey22 and I are ready to go back 🐋🩵

📸 @cainedelacy
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#humpbackwhale #ocean #getoutside #love #latergram

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Find yours and tell us which one you got 🐋

Did you get your favorite?

Credits: @cainedelacy, @kaushman, @jonoallenphotography, @camilla_ashworth, @brianskerry, @nathoutsidethebox, @paulnicklen, @kylamclay, @henleyspiers, @beyer_photo, @cam_leflan, @hshphotos, @georgekarbus

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The closer mountain lion is a male, and the one behind him is a female. These two could be a mating pair, or siblings catching up after going their separate ways.

Adult mountain lions usually live alone, so seeing two together often points to one of those possibilities. Mates typically stay together for only a few days, while siblings who have left their mother sometimes continue traveling together for a while.

🎥 @cainedelacy

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Humpback whale songs don't stay the same. They spread between populations, evolving as whales learn from one another—and sometimes crossing entire ocean basins.

It’s one of the most incredible examples of animal culture ever observed.

Credits: @jonoallenphotography, @cainedelacy, @rosslongphoto, @roamtobewild, @mattwalch & @georgekarbus

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Unreal | Majestic | Wild | Captivating ... I have yet to find the proper words for my bucket list adventure to swim with Humpback Whales. There aren't adequate words in the English language.

Thank you for a trip of a lifetime & photo credit to @cainedelacy @just_the_wild @lfishey22 @mooreaoceanadventures 🐋🌈💙 There will be many more post installments to come

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#humpbackwhale #ocean #explore #wildlife #snorkling

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Living in ocean memories.

🎥 @falk_tischendorf

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This is the time of year when the ocean feels truly alive, filled with giants and their dolphin companions, coming together in fleeting and majestic dances

🎥@nina_proffit
🛥@koko_ocean_child

On expedition with @just_the_wild and @cainedelacy

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The line between us and the more than human world is dissolving 💙

For those who listen to the oceans, whales have long been recognized as creatures of immense emotional presence and shared memory. As we grow our humility and develop tools to understand them, the depths are revealing intergenerational cultures, structured voices, and resilient social pacts.

2026 has brought us the following:

• The discovery of sperm whale “vowels”: A study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B revealed that sperm whale click sequences contain acoustic structures that behave exactly like human vowels—specifically identifying distinct “a” and “i” sounds—and diphthongs. Their communication has layered, structural rules that represent one of the closest parallels to human phonology ever found in nature.
• Documented “midwifery” and mutual care: In data published by Project CETI, scientists recorded a wild sperm whale birth where a supportive “doula” squad of both related and unrelated females physically supported the laboring mother and guided the newborn to its first breath. It is proof of cooperative birthing assistance outside of humans and a few primates—showing a culture built on trust and mutual aid.
• Regional dialects and linguistic flexibility: Research mapping sperm whale vocalizations in the Mediterranean discovered distinct regional dialects. Just like human regional accents, eastern whales use a “sped-up” version of the western whales’ patterns—and they have been recorded temporarily shifting dialects to communicate, suggesting an ancestral, bilingual-like adaptability.
• The shift toward legal personhood: These breakthroughs are directly fueling international legal and philosophical debates. Scholars are leveraging this empirical proof of structured language to argue for the expansion of animal personhood, challenging maritime law and conservation frameworks to catch up with our new reality.

We have never been alone in possessing culture and language 🌀

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#animalconsciousness #whales
#morethanhuman #nature
#morethanhumanworld

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Así vivimos el partido de ARGENTINA vs EGIPTO.. con la mejor hinchada rodeando la embarcación. 🐳
Lo vivimos/ lo sufrimos/lo disfrutamos!! Vamos por mas ARGENTINA 🇦🇷
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Los esperamos en Península Valdés, 🐳 🫍 🐧
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#leomessi
#escaloneta🇦🇷👏👏
#afaseleccion
#chubut
#peninsulavaldes
@chubutpatagonia

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