Where Whales Become Friends

Colt can now be adopted by children or adults.

Enjoy this sample from the DVD included with your adoption

Colt has been chosen by CSI as the friendliest whale in the world and this DVD is the most exciting and unbelievable meeting of whales and man ever.  Colt spends most of his time beside and under the boat upside down and you'll hear him singing too!

***You may order Colt's DVD without adopting - order your copy today***

This is the same DVD as included with the above adoption kit.

Your Adopted Whale: Colt $18.99 on DVD

You will be delighted to spend 27 minutes watching Colt under and around the boat.  You see his big floppy dorsal fin that makes it very easy to identify Colt when he is close to other whales.  He is seen directly under passengers at the rails, his belly pleats above water and distinctive tail pattern visible.  In one segment, Colt pushes another humpback away from the boat and is also seen with a frequent friend, Bandit.  Colt is the only humpback whale we ever recorded singing beside the boat and you will see and hear him on this DVD.

Colt is also on our award-winning DVD

Salt & Friends: Humpback Whales With Names

If you love whales and would like to meet 15 different humpback families

Colt's Background

Colt may be the most social whale in the Gulf of Maine.  He seems to be fascinated with boats and the people on them.  We often wonder who is watching who when Colt approaches a boat.

His routine is something like this:  Colt can hear a boat before it sees him.  He might begin flippering or lobtailing.  Now the people on the boat can see white splashes out in the distance.  As the boat gets closer to Colt and slows down, he dives under the water and is out of sight for a minute.

If you are looking down into the water next to the boat, you may see a greenish-colored shape moving slowly and you are thinking that perhaps it was just a shadow.  You are startled by a loud "Phooohl" on the other side of the boat.  You hurry over (no running on the boat) and there is Colt, just a few inches away!  He swam under the boat!

One of his favorite things to do is to turn over belly-up and put his head under the boat.  Why he does this, no one knows.  He also sticks his head out of the water.  This is called spyhopping.

When Colt is with other whales, he wants to be the closest to the boat.  I have seen him squeeze between the boat and other humpbacks on several occasions.  One time I saw another whale push Colt!

Colt's History

Pictures of Colt (from his DVD)

How can I see more of Colt?

Colt is the star on two DVD's produced by The Whale Video Company ($18.99 each)

Salt & Friends: Humpback Whales With Names

The story of Colt is five minutes in length.  It shows you every behavior that has made Colt a favorite of whale watchers of every age.  You will see Colt under the boat with his head on one side and his tail on the other side.  You will hear Colt "trumpeting" which is a loud noise made through his blowholes when excited.

Colt is also seen in one of the most fascinating meetings of whale and man.  Colt, Stub, Icarus and a fourth whale approached the boat one day and began to spyhop, circle the boat and see how close they could get without touching the boat.  All of a sudden, they began singing or vocalizing right by the boat!  You will see the whales and hear their song.  Fourteen other whale families round out this hour long program.

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