And if you holiday where
the Humpbacks do, our special Fraser + Whales package gives you two wonders in one - the humpback migration and World Heritage - listed Fraser.
Not exact matches
If you're ever hankering to track an animal but don't want to shell out money for expensive electronic transmitters, consider contributing to the Antarctic
Humpback Whale Catalogue, a consortium of souls dedicated to following
humpbacks.
«A lot of the attacks are unsuccessful, but our research indicates that killer whales almost always test
humpbacks,» says John Calambokidis, a research biologist at the Cascadia Research Collective, which
does marine mammal studies in Puget Sound, as well as in the eastern and North Pacific.
Wings based on
humpback flippers could
do away with wing flaps and flow - control devices, minimizing risk of mechanical failure and increasing fuel space, the researchers recount in the May issue of Physics of Fluids.
While a Crittercam ™ — a National Geographic Society video camera that gives a whale's - eye view — attached to a
humpback provides additional insight into the whales» time at the seafloor, Ware cautions that there's plenty to learn about what the whales are
doing in the deep.
I mean, if you've ever heard the eerie song of the
humpback whale [whale song], you know that it don't sound like no spring peeper [frog sound].
The whales don't perform bottom side - rolls in another area of the Gulf of Maine where the dominant
humpback prey is herring, further suggesting that the late - night acrobatics are for catching sand lance.
The phrase «monkey see, monkey
do» applies to
humpback whales.
While this
humpback bottom feeding behavior occurs at relatively slow speeds, it
does involve the expansion of ventral pleats, which was once thought to require high speeds, as in lunging.
Despite their massive size,
humpbacks, blue whales, and their brethren
do harm to no other sea life except the plankton and krill they suck in through their screenlike baleen filters.
Of the great whales,
humpbacks have had a hell of a lot of scientific work
done on them, yet here's this really basic bit of information about them that's just coming out now.
It feeds entirely on tiny animals called plankton, as
do humpback whales.
You might even take a biopsy, a small sample of whale flesh, and
do a more detailed study of genetic differences among individual
Humpbacks.
We've discussed the Insight's strengths and flaws on these pages before, but suffice it to say that although the H - badged
humpback is one of the most capable hybrids on the market, it doesn't
do anything to get your blood pumping.
And with BMW already debuting the 8 Series, pushing electrification more than even and the 6 Series switching to a
humpback Gran Turismo, it doesn't seem like such a car will ever exist.
Do you want to live where
humpback whales breach on your way to the grocery store or feed your family a bountiful of fresh wild caught Alaskan seafood?
We had no idea whether this was some kind of interspecies exchange, and it didn't last long, but it
did make us reflect on the comfortable presence the
humpbacks have become in these waters.
Their natural curiosity takes over and they glide up to the boats to have a look at what the «silly» humans are
doing now - in return, the
Humpbacks put on an almighty show - slapping their tails, waving their pec fins and breaching into the air, coming down with a great splash.
From this lookout just north of Ma`alaea, the splashes of
humpbacks fill the ocean like shooting stars in a meteor shower: First you look this way, and then over there, and
did you see that enormous breach?
, and finally
did something I've been meaning to
do for a while: obtain my PADI Open Water Diver scuba certification in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Tofo, Mozambique, in the presence of
humpback whales, manta rays, whale sharks, and sea turtles.
Don't be surprised if you spot dolphins or possibly encounter
humpback whales during whale season.
Even if your hotel
does have really high ceilings, I'm sorry, but I'm not sure any amount of coaxing would bring an adult
humpback into the bar for shrimp cocktail; they can grow up to fifty feet long!)
Don't be surprised if you spot dolphins or, during whale season, possibly encounter
humpback whales.
For those with time to explore, Tangalooma on Moreton Island and North Stradbroke Island are great day trips — you can even go
Humpback Whale Watching every July to November - as
does a day out at any of the Gold Coasts famous theme parks or Australia Zoo to the north.
The winds and tidal currents for the day will determine not only whether we pass through Blackney or Weynton Passage and into Blackfish Sound but also what time we must
do so, but either direction provides access to spectacular scenery and great opportunities for
Humpback, Orca and sea lion activity.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to see
Humpback whales migrate through Banderas Bay while on vacation in Mexico!
Moonstar the
Humpback Whale didn't feed that we saw, but slapped his tail several times against the water while trumpeting.
For example,
did you know that the heart of a mature
humpback whale weighs up to 400 pounds or more?
Many visitors
do not realize that Hawaiian waters are home to thousands of
humpback whales during December to March when they migrate to the warm tropical waters of Hawaii.
Like all of our visitors, we look forward each year to the arrival of our guests, the
humpback whales, who seem to know how to enjoy paradise just as much as we
do.
Not only
did we see at least one
humpback a day (several times from the beach at camp), but we also saw more than a dozen orcas as well.
Don't forget to take a camera and binoculars — the summit is an ideal spot to watch migrating
humpback whales between May and October.
With the Urangan marina literally a stone's throw from Mantra Hervey Bay's gate on the waterfront, you don't have to travel far to catch one of the many whale watching boats that leave throughout the day to take visitors up close to the majestic
humpback whales that pass through the calm waters of the Fraser Coast from late July to early November.
Kayaking with whales is something we hope to
do on every Baja kayak tour, and we've had encounters with blue, fin,
humpback and more!
If you don't see a blue whale, you have a high likelihood of encountering the second largest animal on Earth, the wonderful fin whale, as well as other whales such as
humpbacks.
Did you know that an estimated 12,000
humpback whales migrate to Hawaii each year from December to May?
See Maui's «gentle giants» during the months of December thru April when the
Humpback Whales
do their annual migration to Hawaii.
So the question is: Why are
humpback whales
doing this?
Even if a grey, blue or
humpback whale
does not make an appearance, the tour boat captains can usually find a pod of dolphins — Common, Bottlenose or Risso's, as well as rafts of sea lions.
Even if it has more to
do with revenge than altruism, though, the behavior would represent evidence of an intense and complicated emotional life among
humpbacks that is unprecedented in the animal world, outside of primates.
Don't miss Nicuesa Lodge's whale watching tours to see migrating
humpback whales through the end of September.
As Game and Level Designer for this game about whales and the ocean I got the chance to
do tons of research on
humpback whales, their navigation, digestion, and human interference like noise pollution, whale hunting, and more.
If hunting
humpback whale is banned, Japan should stop
doing it, not give an exaplem for the world.
The Federal Government
did, however, find the time and resources to swiftly downgrade the status of the North Pacific
Humpback Whale from... [more]
The Federal Government
did, however, find the time and resources to swiftly downgrade the status of the North Pacific
Humpback Whale from «threatened» to «special concern» at the end of April based on a recommendation from COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered Species in Canada).