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This way to the whales!
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Gray Whales: Humanity's Heritage
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Vizcaino Desert Biosphere
Reserve is a 7-million acre area that protects Laguna Ojo de Liebre,
Laguna San Ignacio, bighorn sheep habitat, and pre-Columbian cave
paintings. |
Entrance to the beach for whale watching at Laguna
Ojo de Liebre
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Whale skeleton in front of Visitor Center/Restaurant
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Rules for whale watchers
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panga (boat) holds 10 people and the driver, who
is well-trained and careful around the whales.
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Wading in shallow water to get into our panga.
Farther out, the water is about 30-40 feet deep.
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Ice
or snow? SALT! |
A fin
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A tail
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"Footprint" or glassy area that shows
where a whale went down
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Coming closer...A 45-foot, 35-ton gray is about
the same size and weight as 10 big elephants.
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A friendly whale lets us touch her.
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Close, but swimming away
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Heading back to the Visitor Center
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Sign at Visitor Center tells about migration
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Migration route
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About
the barnacles on whales. Once they have settled
on "their"
gray, these small crustaceans spend their entire lives in the
same place. A big whale can carry over 200 pounds of barnacles! |
The dunes along the lagoon
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