Sullivan could tell you -they say he can even identifS' some individual whales, though I find that hard to believe.

He envisions a day when researchers may be able to use images generated using wavelets to identify and track individual whales.

In 1977 the number of individual whales on the beach was estimated at 550.

"In addition, the natural movement of individual whales through the breeding grounds minimizes their exposure to the intense coastal traffic near certain islands."

Noting scars or the shape of fins, whale experts aboard could identify some of the individual whales by name.

Scientists have done population surveys, satellite tagged individual whales, and studied carcasses.

Investigators have been identifying individual whales through examination of photographs that show the patterns on their flanks.

In the process, they also have gotten to know individual whales well.

The naturalists also take digital telephoto pictures that become part of catalogs for each species so individual whales can be identified.

Prevent suffering in individual whales, dolphins and porpoises, whether in their natural environment or in captivity.