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Mother and calf humpback whales in the Gulf of Maine

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When I was growing up, we watched Voyage of the Mimi in 5th grade. And to experience the whole whale watching thing—our class went on one for a school field trip.

Back then, the route we had taken would’ve been for the dolphin watching tours they do now during the summer months. I dunno why I remember that little tidbit—but we definitely didn’t see any whales! Also, I burnt my tongue on some hot cocoa 😂

After almost 30 years, I finally went back on that same boat tour (with a coworker, her spouse, and my brother). And it was pretty awesome; something I’ve never seen or heard on nature shows is how humpback whales come up to the surface to relieve themselves! I saw legit whale poop (scroll right over on Instagram and you’ll see a nice shade of brown in the water 😅).

Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus)

taken off the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes, California

status: endangered (source: NOAA fisheries)

These whales are nicknamed the greyhounds of the sea for their speed! They can reach 29 miles per hour in short bursts but cruise at speeds not too much lower than that. Quite impressive when you consider they're also the second largest whale able to reach lengths around 80 feet!

this was so fun…i wanna go on another whale watching trip soon..

by Andrey Nekrasov

For years now, this wild grey whale has come to this boat captain to have its lice removed at the calving lagoon of Ojo de Liebre, Baja California, Mexico.

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