Jon C
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orangelion3,
Well, its sex wasn't my primary concern at the time! :crossbone
I have a VERY, VERY grainy picture (not suitable for viewing) of it in the distance that shows it to be pretty sleek and streamlined...not pregnant. I do not recall any claspers. However, the scar may have been from a mating encounter as suggested earlier by "mempilot". One of the overwhelming images from the dive was how thick (girth) it was...like a bus!
There is an article on the NOAA sight (Archive Spotlite articles) that discusses this one and some other sightings that speculates about the reasons for their visit to Maui. It is pretty informative.
http://www.oar.noaa.gov/spotlite/archive/spot_archive.shtml
Dive well, dive safe!
Well, its sex wasn't my primary concern at the time! :crossbone
I have a VERY, VERY grainy picture (not suitable for viewing) of it in the distance that shows it to be pretty sleek and streamlined...not pregnant. I do not recall any claspers. However, the scar may have been from a mating encounter as suggested earlier by "mempilot". One of the overwhelming images from the dive was how thick (girth) it was...like a bus!
There is an article on the NOAA sight (Archive Spotlite articles) that discusses this one and some other sightings that speculates about the reasons for their visit to Maui. It is pretty informative.
http://www.oar.noaa.gov/spotlite/archive/spot_archive.shtml
Dive well, dive safe!