WHALE TOURS
During the winter months
an uncontrollable desire
to migrate South
overcomes the North
Atlantic Humpback Whale.
Why they migrate and
their exact migration
route is unknown, but we
do know they travel to
numerous mating and
calving areas in the
Antilles. We may never
know why these mammoth
mammals migrate south on
a yearly basis, but one
thing is for certain,
females go into estrus
during this time frame
and the males
testosterone is
overflowing, creating
one of natures most
exciting arenas of
courtship. The waters of
the Antilles are
harmoniously alive with
the songs of the
humpback whale during
the mating and calving
season. You will be
actively involved as we
digitally record the
songs and communication
that you hear during
this time frame. Our
hydrophone will
introduce you to
vocalizing males in
search for an agreeable
female as your chest
vibrates and ears tingle
from the strength of
their song.
Humback
whales
are known to be
extremely surface
oriented during this
time frame. Numerous
breaching behaviors, lob
tailing and fin slapping
are some of the postures
you will witness on a
daily basis, but what
really makes the surface
activity so special this
time of year are the
rowdy groups. Male
humpbacks position
themselves next to
females with the
untiring desire to
copulate. This is what
their entire season
boils down to, securing
their position next to a
female and protecting
that position from any
challenging whale or
whales in the area. If a
challenger moves into
the area, the escort
will display surface
postures to warn off all
competitors. If this is
unsuccessful, a rowdy
group or competitive
group will form where
they will utilize their
pectoral fins and swat
at each approaching
whale, ram into each
other or breach on top
of each other with the
sole purpose of
positioning themselves
next to the female. This
can become a staggering
spectacle when you
witness six or more
challengers vying for a
position next to a
desirable female with
one energized escort
separating them from
their conquest. Combine
their overzealous
surface activity with
singing and rowdy group
behavior witnessed only
during this time period
and you have an ocean
exploding with vibrancy
in one of this
hemispheres last
frontiers.
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