The amazing pictures show a whale leaping from the water. See more here: (📸 Steve Shipley)
A minke whale has been spotted leaping from the water off Scarborough, amazing those lucky enough to see it.
Wildlife photographer Steve Shipley headed out to sea last Thursday in the hope of spotting dolphins. While the dolphins evaded him, he managed to get a rare glimpse of a minke whale breaching the waves. Mr Shipley captured the whale with almost its whole body out of the water, saying it was a "fantastic" sight only 10 minutes into the trip.While it is not uncommon to see whales, porpoises and dolphins off the Yorkshire coast, minke whales rarely breach the water, experts say.Stuart Baines, of the Scarborough Porpoise group, said: "It's a common whale on the Yorkshire coast but I've been surveying whales for 40 years and it's the first time I've seen them breach.
The species can usually be seen between July and October, meaning this unusual encounter was an early one.
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