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Crystal Crystal was born in 1980 to Salt, the most famous humpback whale in the world. You can read more about Salt and Crystal's many brothers and sisters by clicking on Salt's name. You can actually meet Salt, Crystal and 48 other named humpback whales on the DVD "Salt & Friends". Crystal was named by Capt Avellar who was wise enough in the early days of whale watching to recognize that humpbacks were unique and easily identified as individuals. He named the first two humpback whales, Salt and Pepper because Salt's dorsal was primarily white and Pepper's dorsal was all black. Thereafter, Capt Avellar was given the distinguished honor of naming all of Salt's calves. Crystal's tail pattern has remained the same since he was a calf.
Salt is well known for bringing all of her calves up to whale watching boats and she even did this with her first-born. Although Crystal is a mature male at the age of 25, he still enjoys these brief encounters. Crystal's favorite activity (other than eating) seems to be lobtailing which is simply slamming his tail or fluke onto the ocean's surface. He may do this for many reasons including: communication, to dislodge barnacles or merely because it is fun!
Crystal's History
How can I see more of Crystal? Crystal on DVD ($17.76) Salt & Friends: Humpback Whales With Names Crystal is part of the story about Salt's family which is nine minutes in length. You will see Crystal lobtailing and coming up to the side of the boat. Crystal on VHS (Each title just $12.95) Salt & Friends: Humpback Whales With Names (Same program as on the DVD above) Your Favorite Whale: Crystal ($12.95) 19 minutes of excellent footage of Crystal close to the boat, lobtailing, coming up tail first, hanging out with Appaloosa and finally breaching.
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