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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 ).
Guerrero Negro possesses an ocean-moderated warm desert climate (Köppen: BWh); experiencing quite hot summers and very mild winters.Average maxima vary from 31.3 °C (88.3 °F) in August & September to 23.1 °C (73.6 °F) in January, while average minima fluctuate between 18.8 °C (65.8 °F) in August and 7.4 °C (45.3 °F) in December.
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.
"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.
January: Spy on whales off San Diego. ... From Baja to British Columbia, ... BTW: If you only have time for a day trip, consider nearby Anacapa Island, home to a 1932 lighthouse, spectacular views ...
The whale discovered in July is believed to be a male and is the seventh specimen of this species ever found. In 2010, the first intact specimen was discovered when a mother and calf were stranded ...
The best places to see whales in Hawaiʻi is in the protected channels between the Hawaiʻian islands. The best months to see the whales here are January and February when you can expect to see between 2 and 4 whales per 15 minute period, [30] although fluctuations between 0 and 20 sightings are normal. [31]
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