Sperm Whale

Photo: Royle Safaris · CC BY-NC

Resident bachelor groups of sperm whales use the deep offshore channel as a hunting ground for large squid, logging and socialising at the surface between deep dives. They are frequently sighted year-round and are occasionally curious enough to approach snorkellers drifting quietly in the blue water. Their clicks are clearly audible underwater, and encounters often last 20 to 30 minutes.