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Whale Watching

We often encounter whales when they migrate.

The whales start to migrate in July and return to Antartica in the warm months. In November we see the last whales go south.

Whales travel to cold waters for feeding; they go to warmer waters to give birth. One of the most dramatic whales that visits our coast is the humpback whale, whose Latin name Megaptera novaeangliae means "big-winged New Englander." It is known for its spectacular leaps and long, white side flippers.

Humpback Whale - Wikipedia

Humpbacks are capable of travelling at 5 mph but, during such a long journey, they average only 1 mph, resting and socialising along the way. Not all members of a particular population will travel together however. The first to arrive there are groups of older juveniles, followed by mature males and then by mothers and calves.

Southern Right Whale - Wikipedia

The whale's common name is the Southern Right whale because it lives in the southern hemisphere and at the time was the right whale to kill. Why? It was the right whale because it was a slow swimmer and it had so much blubber it seldom sank.


whales breaching

Whales Breaching
whales breaching

A Whale of a time.

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