Istar the Humpback Whale

Her Story

istar humpback whale fluke — Istar’s fluke

Istar is a fantastic mother. She has more calves than any other known humpback whale. Every two or three years she brings a new calf back to the same feeding grounds she has frequented since 1976.

istar humpback whale with calf — Istar’s calf stays close to Mom

With eleven known calves and eight grandcalves, she was appropriately named for the Egyptian Goddess Istar – the Goddess of Fertility! Can you see her calf in the picture?

Istar is an adoption whale at Whale and Dolphin Conservation UK

Istar’s History

Mother: Unknown	First Sighting: 1976
Year Of Birth: Unknown	Last Seen: 2006

Istar’s Family Tree

Calves	Year of Birth	Grandcalves
Cloud	1977	Scylla is the mother of eight calves
Littlespot	1979	Tatter
Scylla	1981	Bola
Tigris	1984	Impala
Eradanus	1986	“64”
Unnamed	1988	Glostick
Unnamed	1989	Messina
Unnamed	1991	Pixar
Dextra	1995	Darjeeling
Unnamed	2000
Unnamed	2004

Two of Istar’s Calves

littlespot humpback whale — Littlespot is one of Istar’s calves

scylla humpback whale fluke — Scylla, a calf of Istar was born in 1981

New: Istar on DVD reg $25.00

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If you adopted Istar from any of the Adopt A Whale Programs in the US or UK, you can meet her!

You will be delighted to spend 19 minutes watching Istar with one of her eleven calves. You see Istar’s tail pattern many times with the calf tucked in very close. The calf breaches completely out of the water and then begins flippering.

A sample clip from the Istar DVD

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