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| baby gray whale about three weeks old |
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| baby gray whale about 9 weeks old |
2008 Life at Campo Cortez
March 30, 2008
Naturalist report 7
Saying goodbye soon! Whales are starting to really make there way out of the lagoon. Last Census on March 26 counted 47 Cow/Calf pairs-(97) and only 14 singles. This totals 108 whales in the lagoon. Babies are huge! Many times guests cannot tell the difference between the Mamma and Baby! Babies are still rolling on mom, and being quite rambunctious at times. A favorite game for them with our boats is to stay just out of reach for folks to pet them; they seem to enjoy being the center of attention! They are spending a lot more time away from Mom these days and we have seen many babies playing together with moms near by. We have had amazing days with two or even four pairs of whales around the pangas, playing interacting with each other and with us. We have noted some of the earlier babies we spent lots of time with are gone and many are so big and seemingly capable; it won’t be long till they too head out on their first Northern migration. The time has also come for me to say goodbye to the whales and head north myself. It’s been incredible. I hope to see them again next year!
~Adrienne~
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