Thursday, March 24, 2011

Move Over...Whales Coming Through!!

Well, believe it or not - the California Gray Whale Census witnessed SIXTY FOUR whales on March 21st 2011, proving to be the largest census sighting since March, 1998!!!

While swimming by, the whale behaviors seen included mating, breaching, pectoral fin slapping...basically anyone who is anyone would have been impressed (and if you don't know what these nerdy whale terms mean, please visit the one and only ACS fact sheet containing countless factoids that are guaranteed to impress all ages).

photo via Dave Weller

For more specifics about this oh-so-wonderful whale watching day, read this great article "Gray whale sightings increase sharply off Southern California" written by Pete Thomas and company on the Outdoors, Action & Adventure blog.

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