I had often heard about Northern Residents that they were less playful than Southern Residents, less prone to the demonstrative behaviors such as spyhopping, tail-lobbing, and breaching that were the trademarks of their Southern relatives. I turned my attention briefly away from the big male and focused my camera on the female and calf, who were still relatively close to my kayak, musing to myself: It must be true—they certainly seem less demonstrative.
