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23 Jul 2018

Whale of a tale: Micheline Jenner

From Nine To Noon, 10:07 am on 23 July 2018

Kathryn meets Dr Micheline Jenner who has spent three decades studying whales off the coast of Western Australia. She is the co-founder of the Centre for Whale Research and has recently published a book called The Secret Life of Whales.

A rambunctious humpback whale calf breaching in the pink light of the Antarctic. By Micheline Jenner

Micheline Jenner by Curt Jenner

The head of an adult humpback whale by Micheline Jenner

Humpback whale breach, up close and personal (Kimberley, WA) by Micheline Jenner

A satellite tag deployed on the right flank of this pygmy blue whale by Micheline Jenner

Skipper happily barking at two adult humpback whales circling our small research vessel. By Micheline Jenner.

Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins bow-riding Whale Song with Skipper, our ship’s dog enjoying their company with lots of barking! By Micheline Jenner

“The Secret Life of Whales” by Micheline Jenner, NewSouth Publishing

Proudly holding Explorers Club 69 in honour of past explorers are the Jenner family in the Antarctic. At left Tasmin (14), Micheline and Curt. By Inday Ford.

Micheline Jenner by Wayne Osborn.

This is how Curt and Micheline began research in 1990, using a small boat in the Dampier Archipelago they photographed humpback whales to produce a population estimate. By Douglas Elford.

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