By Pete Thomas
A breaching whale is reason to cheer, if you’re a marine mammal enthusiast hoping to witness a spectacular event.
But to see three humpback whales breach, one after another, as if choreographed, is reason to cheer three times as loudly.
It’s extraordinary, and earlier this month it was captured on video by Ocean Explorations Zodiac Whale Cruises in Nova Scotia, Canada.
As viewers will note, the captain predicted the triple breach after seeing three humpback whales reveal their flukes to indicate they were diving.
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“These 3 whales were very peaceful beside us, after swimming/drifting over to us. Perhaps inspired by other whale(s) breaching not far away, that we could hear hitting the water, they 'decided' to go for it,” stated Capt. Tom Goodwin on Facebook. “Very classic takeoff and you can hear me say it three times, 'It's going to be a triple breach!' "
Three successive breaches, each spectacular in its own right, and of course the requisite cheers.
The passengers might be spoiled for life, because it rarely gets better than this.
–Image is a video screen grab
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