A little about whales Bashny.Net

Whales are of interest not only for the defense of nature, but also for the thousands of tourists who travel to watch the seasonal migrations of marine giants.
Whale watching can be in different parts of the globe, you only need to know at what time and in what place they come to the beach closest.

Azores ostrovaFauna: blue whale
When: March maySiny whale - the largest animal in the world (up to 30 meters in length and up to 200 tons of weight). One of the best places to meet them - Azores. Blue whales are here in the spring (March to May) during the seasonal migration to the north. There is some chance to meet the blue whale and summer.




Antarctic poluostrovFauna: minke
When: November martMaly whale - one of the friendliest and most common whale. From November to March, you can see the whales in the Antarctic Peninsula. It is best to observe them in February and March - then they are the most sociable and friendly to the audience.



Caribbean DominikaFauna: sperm whale
When: November martKashalot sung Melville, - one of the longest whales (up to 20 meters). Very few people leave indifferent its unusual shape of the skull. It is best to look for sperm whales in Dominica from November to March.



Cape beluga KareliyaFauna: beluga
When: All year round, except for very cold zimBlizhayshy relative narwhal, beluga, is found in the White and Kara seas. Belugas, medium-sized whales are unusual white (and young gray) color and playful nature. Fans of these mammals are worth visiting Cape beluga. There beluga whales frolic, play and make noise just a few meters from the coast.



Baja California, MeksikaFauna: gray whale
When: From mid-January to mid-April
Gray whale - one of the oldest animals on Earth. They reach 15, 3 meters in length. From mid-January to mid-April they hosted in California, before migrating to Alaska. In particular, the Laguna San Ignacio, they create pairs and acquire offspring.



Nunavut, KanadaFauna: narwhal
When: iyuneEto noble animal was the prototype of a unicorn. Narwhal males are distinguished long spiral tusk form. It looks like a single twisted horn growing out of his forehead mammal (actually "horn" is growing from the upper lip). Not for nothing emblem of Nunavut supports narwhal figure: he is the main interest of tourists arriving here. It is best to observe the narwhal in June, during the White Nights. They gather in large numbers on floating ice.



Hervey Bay AvstraliyaFauna: humpback whale
When: from the middle of July oktyabrVzrosly humpback whale can weigh up to 36 tons and has a distinctive knobbly head. Humpback whales in Hervey Bay, made famous in the whole world. Fattened mainly humpback whales in the summer, and in winter migrate, and acquire a pair of offspring. As a favorite place of fattening - Hervey Bay, where you can meet whale guaranteed from mid-July to October.



Hermanus YuARFauna: southern right whale
When: July DecemberAccording opinion of tourists around the world, the best whale watching in a small South African town of Hermanus. The whales are in the vicinity of the coast from July to December, and in September there is the festival opens whales. This time of year the whales live in the Bay of Hermanus, rest and get posterity.



The Hermanus Whale can be seen from the shore with binoculars, and you can also hear their voices. The most interesting of the species found in South Africa belongs to the species of the southern right whales. They grow up to 18 meters in length and different skin growths on his head and the lack of dorsal fin.

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