Monday brought some friends to the Vixen! Here, two Dall's Porpoise came to say hello and surf the bow wake of the boat. Dall's Porpoises are in the Porpoise family. Porpoises, unlike Delphinidae (or dolphins), have spade shaped
teeth, blunt rostrums (snouts), and are generally smaller than dolphins. Captain Dave said that if were to be reincarnated as an animal, that would be the one-- then he could eat fish all day and swim fast.
Your Correspondent
- Leslie Abramson
- Cordova, Alaska, United States
- Leslie has worked as a professional mariner, diver and outdoor educator with Outward Bound and NOAA. She recently received her Masters degree in Coastal Marine Resource Management from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Leslie is excited to be working with the Prince William Sound Science Center as a Marine Research Technician for the 2009 Field Experiment and looks forward to serving as the Official Blogger of the project!
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