WHALE WATCHING IN BAJA, MEXICO

NATHAB : WHALE WATCHING MEXICO - BAJA

I try not to post commercial sites such as this, but I thought the photos and the information was good, so take a look.

EXCERPT:  Every winter, hundreds of Pacific gray whales return to their traditional breeding and birthing grounds in sheltered San Ignacio Lagoon on Mexico's Baja Peninsula.  Their migration from Alaska's Bering Sea to the warm water sof Baja's Pacific lagoons is the longest mammal migration on Earth.

AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC IN LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA IS A MUST SEE!

AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC ORG  check the site out even if you don't think you can make it to Long Beach any time soon. 

DID YOU KNOW THIS AQUARIUM HAS A HOSPITAL?

"The Aquarium’s veterinary hospital features advanced digital equipment. With an Eklin digital radiography system, x-ray film does not need processing and images are easily stored for diagnostic and record-keeping purposes. This equipment also speeds up the entire process of taking x-rays, which is better for the animals. A high-tech microscope with a camera imaging system can take pictures of slides. Just as with the x-ray machine, this microscope allows images to be e-mailed to colleagues. Endoscopy and laparoscopy equipment provide opportunities to perform minimally invasive techniques and view the patient internally with a camera."

GRUNION ARE THE ONLY FISH TO JUMP OUT OF THE WATER TO LAY EGGS ON THE BEACH

"Along southern California's sandy beaches, from March through September, one of the most remarkable life cycles in the sea is completed; the California grunion comes ashore to spawn. ... California grunion are small silvery fish found only along the coast of southern California and northern Baja California. Most sportsmen would be unaware of their existence were it not for the unique spawning behavior of these fish. Unlike other fish, grunion come out of the water completely to lay their eggs in the wet sand of the beach."

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