Sexual Behavior of Bowhead Whales Observed Off the North Coast of Alaska

. on 8 May 1976 approximately 32 km east of Point Barrow . we observed and photographed a group of six bowhead whales engaged in sexual behavior in an open water "lead" in the pack ice. . A series of 15, 35 mm photographs taken with a motor drive attachment provided a clear record of the o...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Everitt, Robert D., Krogman, Bruce D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1979
Subjects:
Animal behaviour
Bowhead whales
Barrow
Point
waters
Alaska
Arctic
Point Barrow
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65680
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Summary:. on 8 May 1976 approximately 32 km east of Point Barrow . we observed and photographed a group of six bowhead whales engaged in sexual behavior in an open water "lead" in the pack ice. . A series of 15, 35 mm photographs taken with a motor drive attachment provided a clear record of the observation. . The aspect of each whale will be described as dorsal, lateral, or ventral, depending on which surface of the whale was toward the observer. .

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