INDIVIDUAL FACT FILE: Knobble
FACTFILE + IDENTIFYING FEATURES:
Name: Knobble
ID Number: #FD27
Species: Minke whale
Identifying features: Distinctive knobble on the tip of the dorsal fin, two notches and fin shape
About Knobble
With 62 sightings since 2002, Knobble is the most frequently seen animal in this catalogue. Often seen in the waters around Mull during July and August, Knobble has been recorded most years for two decades.
Knobble is a local celebrity with a dedicated song on YouTube, stars in a children’s book and even has a Facebook page!
There is still much to be discovered even about record breaking whales like Knobble, such as their sex or where the whale goes in the winter.
