On Dec. 2, Lifeforce Ocean Friends found a four-year-old humpback named sa国际传媒淟oraxsa国际传媒� playing with a log, off the Comox Harbour.

sa国际传媒淟ogging is a term referring to when whales and dolphins are resting. This rare type of sa国际传媒榩lay loggingsa国际传媒� adds to our knowledge of their complex lives,sa国际传媒� said Peter Hamilton, Lifeforce Ocean Friends director. sa国际传媒淚 watched her repeatedly going back and forth diving with the large log, lifting it onto her head and actively playing with it. Her playtime lasted for over 45 minutes. Then she joined two other humpbacks.sa国际传媒�

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sa国际传媒淥ver the years there have been five reported incidental sightings of similar behaviours with one of them also including Lorax,sa国际传媒� said Hamilton. sa国际传媒淟orax was born in 2014 to sa国际传媒楻ipplesa国际传媒� BCX1063. In 2015, she was the first humpback to curiously approach the Lifeforce research boat when we relocated our work to Vancouver Island. She was alone because they are only raised by mom during the first year. This time she had no interest in the boat or me as she was totally immerged with the log.sa国际传媒�

Whale sightings are nothing new for Comox residents. Last summer, a transient orca spent nearly two weeks in the Comox Harbour.

(With files from Marine Education and Research Society)