Leopard – Residency
6th sighting in Au'au Channel
Leopard @12511
Jan 24 – Feb 28, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Jan – Feb 2026
17 m
Deepest dive
1:04
Longest dive
13
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 35
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2026 | 42 m | 25.3°C | 15 m |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 28 m | 24.6°C | 17 m |
Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled
Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting
Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelledDepth runs down from the surface. The modelled dive never passes the measured seafloor at that sighting.
Dives
17 m
Deepest dive
1:04
Longest dive
13
Dives
9 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
35
Days first → last
Dive metrics are modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →Dive profile
modelledDepth shaped by the seafloor limit here (28 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 28, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 28 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 28 m – 42 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.6°C – 25.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.