Every year, the inhabitants and tourists are delighted with the adventure of Whale Watching , a true tourist apogee caused by whales. It is a great opportunity for marine biologists and nature lovers. All are invited to the show when these mammals get here.
characteristics and migration
The great sea mammal and can weigh between 20 and 35 tons . It has lungs and nostrils at the level of the head at the top to breathe.
It maintains a temperature similar to that of the human being with 36º and 37ºC thanks to the fat that is densified in a thick layer of skin. When it is born, it is of dark gray color but it is clarified over the years due to an infinity of organisms that stick on their skin and leave white cycrats when they get unconcerned with it.
To feed, use some keratin sheets (such as the one that forms the nails and hair of man) called whales and acquire an aspect of beards . They are malleable and white beige and work for filter the water and sand retaining the food. It feeds mainly of shrimp, plankton, algae and amphipods. It is during the summer that gray whales are dedicated to feed > Before traveling.
every year , this extraordinary animal performs one of the longest migrations man known by man in the animal world. Indeed, the gray whale has a rhythm of life of globetrotters , passes the half of the year traveling and the other half feeding and reproducing.
They travel the seas from the Arctic to Baja California and then to the sea of the northern hemisphere on the back of the way in just 6 months of travel. It is a total of 16,000 kilometers away in 183 days at a speed of 7 kilometers per hour with peace of mind, capable of navigating for 20 hours in a row without resting.
From the Arctic, it is at the beginning of October that they begin their long journey south, on the way to the coast of Mexico.
What do the whales come to the Cortés Sea?
Every year between November and March , gray whales make a sea of Cortés . This destination represents for them, a natural refuge in which they can be seen to play , reproducing or giving birth To your children.
The females appear every two years because a ballenato requires 13 months of gestation . They prefer the depths of 3.5 to 15 meters deep to give birth in still waters and with good temperature. There are data that confirm that one or two females help the third to guarantee the birth pushing the breeding to the surface to breathe.
Then, the ballenato take breast milk for approximately 11 months, inseparable from the mother until growing and strengthening enough to survive without it. Br />
Whale Watching Tourism
Thanks to this species development journey , they can be seen every year in their season at different points of Baja California. You can admire one of the most great natural shows on the planet, when witnessing the sightings of the gray whale . It is really an unreal event that is taxed among the best memories of each visitor without a doubt. The main points to observe is unique event are:
- Black Guerrero,
- Magdalena Bay,
- Liebre Eye , Protected Area,
- Laguna de San Ignacio.
Fortunately, the government has already declared some of these areas such as protected shelters for whales and ballenates . However the hunting of these animals in the world continues to grant them the unfortunate title of animals in the way of extinction.
For this reason, it is important to support tourism agencies and companies that foster care and conservation of the Ecosystem of Baja California and the Sea of Cortés, while all those that provide tourist services in according to the rules of sermarnat .
