Last update on 2nd November, 2017 at 09:59 am
Humpback megaptera whales :
Whale watching during the southern winter (July, August and September) the humpbacks arrive by hundreds in the Southern hemisphere waters in Madagascar, where they calve, mate and wean their new born ones before joining cold waters.
They are about 15-18 m long and have long pectoral fins, features of these species. Showing their very sociable behavior, they make majestic jumps.
In our center, we organize boat excursions daily for “whales watching”. We spot them and draw near without disturbing groups of whales, in general females with their calves. We outdo them and at 100 m we shut off engines.
At this point, they come to our encounter, curious, letting us get rather close to watch and take photographs. Fortunate observers may hear their “call”, sends out to communicate in long-distance, and submerge underwater with them to observe and take them in photo. When a group moves away, we leave to look for some others, to come closer and to pursue the wonderment…
…and there are also bottle-nosed dolphins?, stenella and tursiopes greeting us regularly during our journeys on boat…
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