Not all Southern right whales have a dark colouration. About 4% of calves are born with a 'brindle' pigmentation pattern. These brindle whales are almost completely white, with variable dark spots and a speckled black colour around the neck region. With such a small percentage of brindle whales in the population I was very excited to see my first brindle baby while whale watching in South Africa!
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Brindle calf alongside a much darker adult
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