There she blows!
A humpback whale, dubbed Jerry by researchers, showed that some summer tourists come by sea, as the magnificent creature surfaced off the coast of the Big Apple.
Jerry got a gorgeous glimpse of the Empire State Building, and surely must be heading to Broadway to take in a performance of “The Little Mermaid.”
Scientists describe Jerry’s behavior as spyhopping, a move that’s much like humans treading water and allows the massive marine mammals to take a look at their surroundings.
Whales don’t usually get so close to the city’s shoreline, but Jerry is just one of the many large sea creatures venturing closer to the shores of New York and New Jersey because of cleaner waters that are rich with the kind of fish they like to eat.
Paul Sieswerda, of the whale-tracking group Gotham Whale, has even described New York City as the “new Cape Cod” because of all the whales showing up to frolic in our waters.
There have been 29 whale sightings from spring until July 24. Among the behaviors sighted are whale “lunge feeding,” and surfacing to blow water.