PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Crutchfield, James P.
AU  - Jurgens, Alexandra M.
AU  - Straley, Janice M.
AU  - Cheeseman, Ted
TI  - A Whale With A History: Sighting Twain The Humpback Over Three Decades
AID  - 10.1101/2022.10.07.511372
DP  - 2022 Jan 01
TA  - bioRxiv
PG  - 2022.10.07.511372
4099  - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2022/12/21/2022.10.07.511372.short
4100  - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2022/12/21/2022.10.07.511372.full
AB  - Extended acoustic interactions with a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) were captured via playbacks of the purported “throp” social call and hydrophone recordings of the animal’s vocalized responses during August 2021 in Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska. Fluke photographs identified the animal as a female named Twain (HappyWhale.com identity SEAK-0401) first observed some 38 years ago. We document Twain’s life history via sightings made over almost four decades. The observational history gives illuminating snapshots of the long history of the individual behind the acoustic interactions.Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest.