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Salt's Fantastic Story
Salt is the most photographed, most sighted and most loved humpback whale in the world! She has been seen every year since 1976. No one knows her exact age, but she is at least 43 or 44 years old.
Salt was the first whale given a name and treated as an individual. Each of her twelve calves have been given a name related to her name. Salt has eight known grandcalves.
Scroll down to see Salt's family tree.
Salt is extremely friendly and when she has calves, you will find her very close to boats many times throughout the year.
Salt can now be adopted by children or adults.
Enjoy this sample from the DVD included with your adoption
NEW: Your Adopted Whale: Salt on DVD $18.99
Spend 22 incredible minutes with the most popular whale in the world. Amazing clips of Salt and her calf named Brine. Salt is at the surface and Brine swims around and under the boat. You will see Salt upside down under the boat and comes up tail first right towards you! One of the most beautiful clips in our entire archive is one where you'll see Salt as she nurses Wasabi right beside the boat.
***You may order Salt's DVD without adopting - order your copy today***
This is the same DVD as included with the above adoption kit.
Salt is also the Star on
Salt & Friends: Humpback Whales With Names DVD
Salt's Background
(CSI Adopt A Whale)
Salt is the most photographed, most sighted and most loved humpback whale in the world! She has been seen every year since 1976. No one knows her exact age, but she is at least 43 or 44 years old.
Salt was the first whale given a name and treated as an individual. Each of her twelve calves have been given a name related to her name. Salt has eight known grandcalves.
Salt is extremely friendly and when she has calves, you will find her very close to boats many times throughout the year.
Salt's History
| Mother: Unknown | First Sighting: 1976 |
| Year Of Birth: Unknown | Last Seen: 2011 |
Salt's Family Tree
Congratulations Salt! She returned with calf #12 in 2010. It was named Zelle!
| Calves | Year of Birth | Grandcalves |
| Crystal | 1980 | |
| Halos | 1983 | |
| Thalassa | 1985 | Skeeter 1992 (Thalassa) |
| Brine | 1987 | Etch-a-Sketch 1998 (Thalassa) |
| Bittern | 1989 | Shishkabob 2001 (Thalassa) |
| Salsa | 1991 | Yosemite 2003 (Thalassa) |
| Tabasco | 1998 | Divingboard 2005 (Thalassa) |
| Mostaza | 2000 | Flyingfish 2007 (Thalassa) |
| Wasabi | 2003 | Unnamed Calf 2008 (Mostaza) |
| Soya | 2006 | Unnamed Calf 2009 (Thalassa) |
| Sanchal | 2008 | |
| Zelle | 2010 |
Salt is the star of her own documentary and a new adoption DVD.
Pictures of Salt (from her DVD)
Salt's Calves
Salsa Spyhop Salt and Brine Salt and Tabasco
Thalassa Breaching Wasabi Headstand!
How can I see more of Salt?
Salt is the star on two DVD's produced by The Whale Video Company ($18.99 each)
Salt & Friends: Humpback Whales With Names
She is the star of this documentary now available on DVD! This Telly-Award winner and the best nature program in the world, opens with the story of how Salt was named and introduces you to most of her immediate family, nineteen humpback whales in all.
The story of Salt and her family is ten minutes in length. You will meet eight of her calves and Thalassa's calf Skeeter; Salt's first grandcalf. Fourteen other whale families round out this hour long program.
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