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Nile

Nile was born in 1987 to a well-known humpback named Mars.  For years, Nile was thought to be a male, but surprised researchers by bringing a small calf into the Gulf of Maine in 1998.  Nile was named for the long, black mark on the left side of her fluke that splits much like the Nile river in Egypt.

Nile's personality seems to reflect that of Mars' because Nile brings her calves up to the whale watch boats on a regular basis.  Nile's popularity is the result of her being very active and surprising boats full of people by breaching, lobtailing and flippering when near boats.

Nile's History

Nile's Family Tree

Pictures of Nile

Nile's eye is visible (upper left).  Nile is easily identified while flippering (right).

How can I see more of Nile?

Nile on DVD (Each title just $18.99)

Your Favorite Whale: Nile

23 minutes of excellent footage of Nile.  You'll see Nile very active including breaching beside the boat, lobtailing and flippering.  Nile's tail pattern is visible in many scenes.

Nile is also on several of our tapes in the eleven volume series "Wonderful Whales"

Wonderful Whales Volume 1, 2 and 10 DVD     $18.99 each)

Volume 1 (Nile breaches and fills the screen, she surfaces and begins flippering while on her back, she dives and breaches and begins flippering again)

Volume 2 (Nile approaches the boat head on to begin a close boat approach.  You get a good look at Nile's eye, flippers and tail)

Volume 10 (Nile approaches the boat, begins flippering and lobtailing)

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