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Salt - the star of Salt & Friends, our award-winning DVD. She is a grandmother with 12 calves and 8 grandcalves.Rocker is a champion breacher. One day he breached out of the water more than a hundred times.Stub is spyhopping. Stub is with Colt on Awesome Whales for Kids. They came up to our boat and began singing. This once in a lifetime event is the bonus chapter on the DVD.Giraffe feeding on small fish. She was named for a string of marks on her fluke that looks like spots on a giraffe's neck.Seal lobtailing which means hitting his tail on the water. Seal was born in 1984 to Mars.

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Fringe

(Ocean Alliance Adopt A Whale)

(watch a video clip below of Fringe)

Pictures of Fringe

Fringe's fluke is 14 feet across   Fringe has a mouth full of fish   Fringe (on left) and Silver feeding together

 

Fringe is a fantastic mother.  She has more calves than all the other whales except one.  Every two or three years she brings a new calf back to the same feeding grounds she has frequented since 1979.

She was named for the black fringe that borders her entire fluke.  I think Fringe will continue to come back to this same area with even more calves in future years.

Please enjoy this introduction to Fringe from the Salt & Friends: Humpback Whales With Names DVD

 

Fringe's Fluke

Fringe's fluke is 14 feet across

Fringe's Calves

Tornado as a calf   Freestyle closer

Fringe with calves: Tornado in 1988 (Left) and Freestyle in 1999 (Right)

Which female humpback has even more calves?  I will put that information on my site at a future date, perhaps as part of the Whale Name Game.  However, a little research on the web may give you the answer.

Fringe's History

Mother:               Unknown First Sighting:   1979
Year Of Birth:   Unknown Last Seen:           2004

 

Fringe's Family Tree

Calves Year of Birth Grandcalves
Tassel 1979  
Sirius 1982  
Thread 1984  
Paris 1986  
Tornado 1988 Parallel 1995 (Tornado)
Brittlestar 1990 Mas Menos 1998 (Tornado)
Molar 1993 Beanie 2000 (Tornado)
Fiber 1997 Unnamed 2003 (Tornado)
Freestyle 1999 Samurai 2006 (Tornado)
Unnamed 2003 Unnamed 2008 (Tornado)

How can I see more of Fringe?

Fringe 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 Fringe and her family is four minutes in length.  You will meet eight of her ten calves (Tassel, Sirius, Thread, Tornado, Brittlestar, Molar, Fiber and Freestyle).

You also meet three of Fringe's grandcalves by Tornado.

Highlights of this segment include Freestyle standing on his head, breaching and lobtailing with his mother, Tornado close to the boat, Sirius with his black flippers and Tassel on a close approach, doing a headstand and coming up out of the water tail first!

Your Adopted Whale: Fringe

We selected the very best clips of Fringe from 17,096 trips to the feeding grounds where this whale can be sighted from April thru October.

You will be delighted to spend 18 minutes with Fringe feeding very close with Silver.  The feeding is very close to the boat at times. Both large mature females have calves with them too.

Note:   VHS Videotapes are available for both programs too (Each title just $12.95)

Call 717-763-9507 to order VHS or print and mail the VHS Order Form

 

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