Hawaiian Monk Seal 3-23-08 Spitting Caves

[scubadrewvideo]

This video is just too cool, I must share this!

ScubaDrew's Waterblog: Hawaiian Monk Seal

 

[ScubaSeanMaui]

Nice video! Looks like she's tagged too..

Sean

 

[Cacia]

W*O*W

Do you feel that you have seen her before?

 

[sea nmf]

Drew,

Did she open her mouth there at the very end? If so, isn't that a sort of "back off" behavior?

She seemed a bit nervous in the beginning, taking breaths more frequently than normal. Once the other divers left, it appeared she calmed down some. That's just my take from the film. What did you think as it was happening?

 

[bobmaggi]

thanks for sharing! Maggi

 

[BGF]

thanks for posting, very cool video. I wonder how often they hang out in the caves and breath off the trapped bubbles? Pretty smart. Definitely not something I would have imagined them doing.

 

[sea nmf]

We saw one in the same cave, doing the same thing. It rested on the ledge, though, for awhile.

The tag on our sighting indicated that it was a 2 year old male, Buster.

 

[justleesa]

Very Cool Drew! I have to get back in the water....

 

[DB]

You got to spend some quality moments with Buster (RV08), a nearly 3 y.o. male . He has been seen a lot on this website at Spitting Cave, and Blowhole. Thank you for giving him some space. DB

 

[sea-nile]

That is really cool!
Do you think that I will see any monk seals in Kauai in May?