Whale Video Company - Sod The Humpback Whale

Sod

Sod is another whale named for scratches or scars on her dorsal fin. She takes her name as an acronym "Scratches On Dorsal". Over the years since she was first seen in 1979, the scratches have mostly healed and are not easily seen. But her tail pattern is very easily identified.

Sod is an active feeding whale and can be seen in dramatic open mouth lunges. You can easily see the baleen growing from her upper jaw. The birds are there to steal a fish or two from Sod.

Sod's History

Mother: Unknown	First Sighting: 1979
Year Of Birth: Unknown	Last Seen: 2003

Sod's Family Tree

Calves	Year of Birth	Grandcalves
Unnamed	1983
Plenaria	1985
Parens	1987	None
Tread	1990
Unnamed	1993
Cyclone	1999
Unnamed	2003

Pictures of Sod

Pictures of Sod and her calf Tread

Pictures of Sod's calf Parens

How can I see more of Sod?

Sod on VHS Videotape

Your Favorite Whale: Sod ($12.95)

18 minutes of footage of Sod and her calf Tread. Sod lunges through schools of fish with an open mouth while Tread who is not eating fish yet and is still nursing, just stays close to his mother. Then Sod joins another adult humpback whale named Trunk and they become interested in the boat.

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