User: wwfus |
WWF - Humpack Whales in Mozambique Humpack Whales in Mozambique Tags: WWF Humpack Whales in Mozambique |
User: DrBlizzardo |
Birth of a Humpack Whale, Kohala HI: a Donnie MacGowan Film Aloha...I'm Donnie MacGowan...I live on the island of Hawaii, in the County of Hawaii in the state of Hawaii...I love living in Hawaii, full of wonderful, amazing and fabulous things. For instance today, I saw a Humpback whale being born. Winter and early spring in Hawaii are especially magical times—well, more magical even than usual in Hawaii. Starting about mid-November and lasting through April, Humpback whales visit our islands. From as far as way as Alaska and as near as California, the Humpies, as we call them, arrive to breed and, cows that bred last year, give birth this year. An adult humpback weighs approximately one ton per foot, up to 90,000 pounds and can grow over 50 feet in length. Females are slightly larger than the males. Calves range from 10-16 feet in length at birth and weigh an average of 3000 pounds. Marine biologists believe that humpbacks live between 40-60 years. And every year they come to visit me in my home. On the West Hawaii coastline there is a place, and no, I'm not going to tell you where, where humpies are known to go to give birth—it's a deep, protected cove quite near the highway. My hiking buddy and I were returning from a trip into the Kohala Mountains when we noticed several cars pulled off the road at a spot overlooking this cove. And there they were...mother and baby, still attached by umbilical cord. The video, shot hastily and without a tripod is not great, but you can see the baby playing on it's back, nuzzling it's mothers teats and just generally reveling at being free and in the marvelous ocean. I love being in the ocean...it is my place of peace, calm and meditation. But just try to imagine the joy that this baby whale felt, being born into that vast, magical and beautiful realm. Aloha baby humpy...travel safely and come back to us next year. For more information go to www.tourguidehawaii.com or http://tourguidehawaii.blogspot.com Tags: whale hawaii humpack travel donnie macgowan donald big island www.tourguidehawaii.com |
User: subsea1960 |
Humpack Whale and Manta Ray Revillagigedo Islands Encounter with humpack whale at 145' and a Manta Ray using a rebreather Tags: Whale Rebreather Manta SCUBA Diving Revillagigedo Socorro Evolution Silent Mexico nature adventure destination |
User: oceanspot |
Two Humpack Whales Take Breaths Close to Boat Two Humpback whales take breaths close to the boat off the coast of Santa Barbara, CA. July 2006. Tags: whale humpback_whale whale_watching santa_barbara www.oceanspot.com oceanspot whale_video |
User: essex2222 |
Humpack whales off Gloucester Ma Come see the humpback whales with Cape Ann Whale Watch. We have been seeing humpbacks on ever trip in 2007-2008. http://www.SeeTheWhales.com Tags: adventure nature cruise whale wathing humpback whales |
User: Minotaurus2008 |
Humpack Humpack Tags: Humpack |
User: rjwoodcock |
humpack whales seismic survey interaction Humpback whales trapped behind an operating seismic vessel Tags: squinty seismic humpback whale |
User: costaricacocodrilo |
whales near the beach Barrigona in Costa Rica Whales in the Pacific Ocean on the Coast of Costa Rica in the province Guanacaste, 7km in the north of the touristic town Sámara. The video recordings are from the 25 August 2008. Since approximately 2 weeks are humpack whales in the bay of the beach Barrigona. There were born 2 whale babies. These animals could become up to 18 meters long and could wigh up to 30 tons. During their migration from their summer to the winter habitats they prefer first of all shallow waters, so that you can see them especially near mouths of rivers and bays. The Hotel Paraíso del Cocodrilo is located besides the beach Buena Vista on the northwest pacific coast of Guanacaste, Costa Rica, only 6 km (3,7 miles) from the beach town Samara. More information: www.travel-costarica.net www.co-cr.com Tags: whales Costa Rica attractions beach animal |
User: cjs0681 |
Humpback Jumping humpack near Jervis Bay, NSW, Australia Tags: humpack jumping near Jervis Bay NSW Australia |
User: mattharding2718 |
Whale Pestering in Tonga Is this sort of thing harmful to the whales? I don't know. It's delicate. I think it could be, if they were hounded incessantly day after day. But the local operators are pretty careful, and if the whales don't want to be bothered, it's pretty easy for them to take off. I think whales face much bigger problems than me -- like how climate change will impact their food supply. And there's value in simply reminding people that these big fellas exist. Tags: humpack whale swimming tonga where the hell is matt harding |