Johnny

Usually Johnny can be seen with Mocho and normally he is swimming fast. He is a lively Pilot Whale.

This September, Johnny had bad luck. He dragged a rope of at least 6-8 meters length with him that was wrapped around his dorsal fin. It already had caused an incision. Sierra and Ponce both took care of him and tried to get the rope off. We saw him with it for several days. The relief came on October 2nd when we spotted him without the rope.

We saw Johnny rarely because he kept his distance from the boat since his injury. But he seemed to be well.

We've only seen Johnny about 10 times. This may be because his distinguishing features are not visible from afar and he was not recognized in larger groups. He was also in the large group of about 70 individuals on May 27th when they probably celebrated a Pilot Whale family gathering. We also saw him in various families, i.e. he does not only seem to feel comfortable in one family.

We encountered Johnny 13 times. He often came close to the boat or swam underneath. Every now and then he was travelling with Sierra and Ponce.

Johnny obviously feels comfortable in small groups, which he also likes to change. Only once, on the 23rd of August, did he join fourteen other pilot whales.

Johnny was only seen once this year, on the 11th of August, in a group of seven animals. He was only a few metres away from the boat.

We only saw Johnny twice this year. Once in August and once in October. He had an injury in August, but it was barely visible in October.

Johnny made three appearances this year. But only very late in the season, once each in July, August and September. Once he came very close to the boat.