June 6, 2024 — When the summer season comes around in New England, it also means that our many nautical neighbors or whales, have made their way up to New England waters for the warmer months.
Thousands of whales will call the Gulf of Maine home for the summer, and they all have names too! They get their names from a thumbprint like pattern on the back of their tail, which is known as a fluke.
WBZ NewsRadio had the opportunity to meet Sedge, one of the whales over at Cape Ann’s Whale Watch, and she said that Sedge must eat a million calories a day while he’s here.
“A million calories is about 1,776 big macs, and to meet that equivalent they are going to have to eat about 2 to 3,000 pounds of fish every single day they’re up here.”