Playful humpback whales and surfing dolphins delight spectatorsBlack Cat Cruises Seven humpback whales entertained visitors near Akaroa Heads on Sunday. SUPPLIED Humpback whales are easy to identify and are well known for their spectacular breaching and beautiful, complex songs. The Oceania population of humpback whales is classified as "endangered". Seven humpback whales turned up at the Akaroa Heads on Sunday, in what Black Cat Cruises called the best whale watch experience in nearly two decades. Humpback whales have a small dorsal fin with a distinctive hump at the front, knobbly protuberances on the head, tip of lower jaw and leading edge of extremely long flippers.

Source: Stuff July 10, 2016 22:52 UTC