Remember the excitement about Mr Splashy pants a few months ago? As part of the Great Whale trail, we launched a competition for our supporters to name humpback whales being tagged off the Cook Islands and New Caledonia. The project was part of our non-lethal research work into whale migrations and behaviour. Well, there was unprecedented response with votes being rigged - Mr Splashy Pants overwhelmingly won the vote and went viral!

Read about the other whales that were named »