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"Thousands of bus-sized humpback whales are currently on their way to
Australian waters. They’ve spent the summer feeding in the cold waters of
Antarctica before heading north to breed and calve.
You can see humpback whales as they travel along Australia’s east and west
coasts. These migratory routes are generally referred to as the “humpback
highway”.
Whale-watching season in Australia officially kicks off from late May or early
June and tails off in early November (although this varies depending on your
location). I’m hoping to witness the annual spectacle of mothers and calves
going blubber-to-blubber (like skin-to-skin in humans), as well as whales
breaching, spouting snot and performing other fascinating behaviours.
While humpbacks are the most sighted whale species in Australian waters, we
actually know very little about them. In the past few years, however, we have
learned more about about how humpback whales have sex and give birth, and how
baleen whales – a group of toothless whales that includes humpbacks – make
sound."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
