Another video shows whales leaping out of the water off Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN - Whales have been putting on quite the display for boaters off Cape Cod this summer.
The two videos above shared with WBZ-TV from viewer Kyle Curran show whales off Provincetown on Stellwagen Bank leaping and twisting in the air, much to the amazement of onlookers on a whale watch.
Those videos were taken just a few days before another magical moment - an "epic" sight featuring three humpback whales launching into a perfectly synchronized jump, also off the coast of Provincetown.
Kate Laemmle, a naturalist with the New England Aquarium who was on the boat with Curran, said 5 to 10% of whale watch trips typically see a breach.
"It's just been a fantastic summer," said Laemmie. "I mean, we have definitely a higher proportion of humpback whales than we can have in other seasons. Breaching, in general, we have the statistic of about 5 to 10% of our trips but it actually seems like in the last couple of weeks they've really been putting on a show the last couple of days!"
She said humpback whales are more prone to breaching, and there has been a higher number of humpback whales in the area compared to previous seasons.
