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Laguna Ojo de Liebre, Mexico.Rectangle at lower right is evaporation pond for salt plant. Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) at Laguna Ojo de Liebre. Ojo de Liebre Lagoon (also known as Scammon's Lagoon [2]), translated into English as "hare eye lagoon", is a coastal lagoon located in Mulegé Municipality near the town of Guerrero Negro in the northwestern Baja California Sur state of Mexico.
San Ignacio Lagoon (Laguna San Ignacio) is a lagoon located in Mulegé Municipality of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, 59 kilometers (37 mi) from San Ignacio, Mexico, and Highway 1. It is one of the winter sanctuaries of the eastern Pacific gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus). San Ignacio Lagoon
"Man of War Cove", Magdalena Bay, March 1908. As early as 1837 American whaleships visited the bay to cooper their oil and hunt sperm whales outside the bay. Between 1845–46 and 1865–66, American, as well as a few French, Dutch, and Russian, whaleships hunted gray whales in the bay during their winter calving season.
We all know gray whales are huge - they can grow up to 49 feet long and weigh more than 90,000 pounds - and the length of the baleen seen in this video was probably around 18 inches long.
This is a list of the native wild mammal species recorded in Mexico.As of September 2014, there were 536 mammalian species or subspecies listed. Based on IUCN data, Mexico has 23% more noncetacean mammal species than the U.S. and Canada combined in an area only 10% as large, or a species density over 12 times that of its northern neighbors.
We booked the Lindblad Expeditions sailing Baja California: Among the Great Whales as it offered plenty of aquatic action including lots of whale watching, snorkeling, and kayaking.
A San Diego-based ecotour operator has captured stunning aerial footage, perhaps first of its kind, showing Cuvier’s beaked whales swimming along the surface. Rare footage shows elusive ...
Blue whales also use the Southern California Bight as a part of their migratory routes. They leave Baja California by early summer, and are usually present in the Southern California Bight in June. The common dolphin is the most abundant cetacean in the Southern California Bight. Common dolphins typically appear in the Southern California Bight ...