This endangered species has been protected from fishing since the mid-1960s. However, the words of sailor 1829 in Michener's book still seem to be true: this giant whale ranks fifth in the world, and sometimes it can grow to more than 45 feet long, weigh more than 40 tons and live for 30-40 years.
Watching humpback whales in Hawaii's natural habitat is one of the most exciting activities in winter or early spring. From the middle of 165438+ 10 to the middle of May of the following year, humpback whales leave Alaska and swim to the warmer waters around Maui, Hawaii to breed, give birth and feed their offspring.
Adult humpback whales eat nothing until they return to the food-rich coastal waters of Alaska. Humpback whales' favorite food includes a small fish, such as rays, which are not found in tropical waters of Hawaii.
So adult whales live entirely on stored fat. Young whales weighing 2000-3000 pounds at birth are completely fed by the mother whale's nutritious milk. Female whales spend the winter in Hawaii, courtship and mating, dry up in June, swim to the northern waters, and then return to Hawaii to give birth in winter.
Young whales master sports skills by observing the adult whales in the whale "group", such as waving pectoral fins and jumping into the air.
Young whales and female whales usually swim in tandem under the escort of a male whale, learn to dive, and float to the surface to breathe air every once in a while. The calf will learn to exhale through two connected nostrils overhead. Adult whales spew air columns as high as 20 feet.
Young humpback whales will find that hitting the water with their tail fins may be an interesting sign of energy, or a warning to intruders, or a way to exchange information. Young whales learn to swim from their mothers, but they are often interrupted by rhythmic sounds from adult males. Many naturalists think that this kind of voice is a "love song" for courtship and lyricism.
The best way to watch humpback whales is by boat, preferably when it is calm. Because it may take 2-20 minutes to go offshore, you'd better eat some heroin tablets.
The most recommended trip is an ecological adventure with a scientific telescope. Telescopes can be ordered from the Pacific Whale Foundation, a non-profit organization in Maui. Generally, you can book the activities of the same day or the next day at the information kiosks of the Foundation near Lahaina and Eya ports in Magala Province. All the box office receipts of the Foundation will be used for fisheries research, education and protection.
Whale watching is divided into three stages.
The first stage is to observe one by one. Look around the sea and find a place where you can find this docile mammal. A good way to start is to sail to a place where whales are found shooting in the distance. Another clue is to track the whale's "footprint"-even in the rough sea, humpback whales will leave a low and smooth hydrosphere on the sea surface after diving deeply.
The second stage-waiting. A group of whales waiting to be found swim near the cruise ship, and may swim into the legal limit line of-0/00 yards from whales/kloc that the cruise ship must abide by. This limit line is to leave space for whales to move. Cruise ships, crew and passengers must not do anything that will greatly change the way whales move. If you do this, it will be considered harassment.
The last stage-watching the war. Lucky viewers can see the activities of several groups of this endangered species.
Once you witness a humpback whale swimming like a fly, turning around and flying gracefully like a ballet dancer in a grand theater, you will call this whale elegant.
In order to get the best photos, Pacific Whale Foundation suggested using a 35mm single-lens reflex camera with a zoom lens of 80-200mm, using printed film or slides with ASA sensitivity above 100 as the film, and controlling the shutter speed above 1/500 seconds, which can "freeze" the whale's movement.
In Hawaii, written by james michener, a whaler described humpback whales near Maui as "... too big for the ocean to hold them".
This endangered species has been protected from fishing since the mid-1960s. However, the words of sailor 1829 in Michener's book still seem to be true: this giant whale ranks fifth in the world, and sometimes it can grow to more than 45 feet long, weigh more than 40 tons and live for 30-40 years.
Watching humpback whales in Hawaii's natural habitat is one of the most exciting activities in winter or early spring. From the middle of 165438+ 10 to the middle of May of the following year, humpback whales leave Alaska and swim to the warmer waters around Maui, Hawaii to breed, give birth and feed their offspring.
Adult humpback whales eat nothing until they return to the food-rich coastal waters of Alaska. Humpback whales' favorite food includes a small fish, such as rays, which are not found in tropical waters of Hawaii.
So adult whales live entirely on stored fat. Young whales weighing 2000-3000 pounds at birth are completely fed by the mother whale's nutritious milk. Female whales spend the winter in Hawaii, courtship and mating, dry up in June, swim to the northern waters, and then return to Hawaii to give birth in winter.
Young whales master sports skills by observing the adult whales in the whale "group", such as waving pectoral fins and jumping into the air.
Young whales and female whales usually swim in tandem under the escort of a male whale, learn to dive, and float to the surface to breathe air every once in a while. The calf will learn to exhale through two connected nostrils overhead. Adult whales spew air columns as high as 20 feet.
Young humpback whales will find that hitting the water with their tail fins may be an interesting sign of energy, or a warning to intruders, or a way to exchange information. Young whales learn to swim from their mothers, but they are often interrupted by rhythmic sounds from adult males. Many naturalists think that this kind of voice is a "love song" for courtship and lyricism.
The best way to watch humpback whales is by boat, preferably when it is calm. Because it may take 2-20 minutes to go offshore, you'd better eat some heroin tablets.
The most recommended trip is an ecological adventure with a scientific telescope. Telescopes can be ordered from the Pacific Whale Foundation, a non-profit organization in Maui. Generally, you can book the activities of the same day or the next day at the information kiosks of the Foundation near Lahaina and Eya ports in Magala Province. All the box office receipts of the Foundation will be used for fisheries research, education and protection.
Whale watching is divided into three stages.
The first stage is to observe one by one. Look around the sea and find a place where you can find this docile mammal. A good way to start is to sail to a place where whales are found shooting in the distance. Another clue is to track the whale's "footprint"-even in the rough sea, humpback whales will leave a low and smooth hydrosphere on the sea surface after diving deeply.
The second stage-waiting. A group of whales waiting to be found swim near the cruise ship, and may swim into the legal limit line of-0/00 yards from whales/kloc that the cruise ship must abide by. This limit line is to leave space for whales to move. Cruise ships, crew and passengers must not do anything that will greatly change the way whales move. If you do this, it will be considered harassment.
The last stage-watching the war. Lucky viewers can see the activities of several groups of this endangered species.
Once you witness a humpback whale swimming like a fly, turning around and flying gracefully like a ballet dancer in a grand theater, you will call this whale elegant.
In order to get the best photos, Pacific Whale Foundation suggested using a 35mm single-lens reflex camera with a zoom lens of 80-200mm, using printed film or slides with ASA sensitivity above 100 as the film, and controlling the shutter speed above 1/500 seconds, which can "freeze" the whale's movement.