Digit
Female, Unit F
Born: 2011
Mother: Fingers
Born: 2011
Mother: Fingers
Digit is a vibrant and resilient young whale with a courageous spirit. She successfully overcame a life-threatening challenge as a calf by miraculously surviving a severe and prolonged entanglement at the base of her caudal peduncle. The entangled fishing gear was so tightly bound for so long that it impeded growth to the area and disfigured her skin. As a result, she carries deep grooves around the perimeter of the peduncle where it meets the flukes, as well as raised scar tissue and golfball-sized protuberances on the top and lower portions at the base of her left fluke.
Despite her travails as a calf, Digit is a surprisingly confident and sociable whale who is especially self-assured when in the company of Canopener. We had the pleasure of witnessing she and Hope, a calf from Unit U, accompanying Canopener during a swim-along encounter in 2019. The affectionate, tactile youngsters swirled around the then-pregnant older whale while nuzzling her rostrum and rubbing against her swollen stomach.
Digit’s irrepressible spirit and forgiving nature serve as a source of inspiration, reminding us of the importance of living with perseverance and compassion.
Gouge out of left fin, small white marks on face
Small white slash on left side of stomach
Pronounced scars and bumps at base of peduncle, damaged right fluke
Dec 9, 2019
Dec 9, 2019
Dec 3, 2019
Dec 9, 2019
Dec 9, 2019
Dec 9, 2019
Dec 9, 2019
Dec 3, 2019
Last Observed
| Date / Time | Location | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 19/12/2022 12:00 am | 15 16 100/061 26 978 4.5 miles from shore |
Digit swims with Fork, joins Hope and Canopener as group exchanges codas |
| 05/12/2022 12:16 pm | 15 21 649/061 26 672 2 miles from shore |
Digit dives afar |
| 05/12/2022 11:02 am | 15 26 387/061 26 766 3 miles from shore |
Digit swims belly up below, remains deep |
| 16/12/2022 1:09 pm | 15 20 058/061 25 950 2 miles from shore |
Digit makes close beautiful pass |
| 10/12/2022 2:41 pm | 15 22 033/061 26 983 2 miles from shore |
Digit and Pinchy make slow close pass |
| 09/12/2019 1:25 pm | 15 20 559/061 28 647 4.8 miles from shore |
Digit glides while in tactile contact with Canopener, Hope at 15 ft, surface lazily as they continue swimming |
| 02/12/2019 12:01 pm | 15 20 394/061 28 615 4.8 miles from shore |
Digit sleeps among members of Units U and F |
| 09/12/2019 10:16 am | 15 21 616/061 27 809 3.6 miles from shore |
Digit and 5 whales slowly approach, dive to glide at 10 ft, intertwine emitting codas, clicks, all whales dive deeper |
| 03/12/2019 11:40 am | 15 26 251/061 29 322 2.5 miles from shore |
Digit, Canopener, Knife slowly swim parallel at surface, excellent fluke views |
| 03/12/2019 10:40 am | 15 24 574/061 28 411 2.2 miles from shore |
Digit glides slowly underneath at 10 ft, belly up |
| Date/Time: | 19/12/2022 12:00 am |
|---|---|
| Location: | 15 16 100/061 26 978 4.5 miles from shore |
| Activity: | Digit swims with Fork, joins Hope and Canopener as group exchanges codas |
| Date/Time: | 05/12/2022 12:16 pm |
| Location: | 15 21 649/061 26 672 2 miles from shore |
| Activity: | Digit dives afar |
| Date/Time: | 05/12/2022 11:02 am |
| Location: | 15 26 387/061 26 766 3 miles from shore |
| Activity: | Digit swims belly up below, remains deep |
| Date/Time: | 16/12/2022 1:09 pm |
| Location: | 15 20 058/061 25 950 2 miles from shore |
| Activity: | Digit makes close beautiful pass |
| Date/Time: | 10/12/2022 2:41 pm |
| Location: | 15 22 033/061 26 983 2 miles from shore |
| Activity: | Digit and Pinchy make slow close pass |
| Date/Time: | 09/12/2019 1:25 pm |
| Location: | 15 20 559/061 28 647 4.8 miles from shore |
| Activity: | Digit glides while in tactile contact with Canopener, Hope at 15 ft, surface lazily as they continue swimming |
| Date/Time: | 02/12/2019 12:01 pm |
| Location: | 15 20 394/061 28 615 4.8 miles from shore |
| Activity: | Digit sleeps among members of Units U and F |
| Date/Time: | 09/12/2019 10:16 am |
| Location: | 15 21 616/061 27 809 3.6 miles from shore |
| Activity: | Digit and 5 whales slowly approach, dive to glide at 10 ft, intertwine emitting codas, clicks, all whales dive deeper |
| Date/Time: | 03/12/2019 11:40 am |
| Location: | 15 26 251/061 29 322 2.5 miles from shore |
| Activity: | Digit, Canopener, Knife slowly swim parallel at surface, excellent fluke views |
| Date/Time: | 03/12/2019 10:40 am |
| Location: | 15 24 574/061 28 411 2.2 miles from shore |
| Activity: | Digit glides slowly underneath at 10 ft, belly up |
