Whales

Watching Whales in Australia
Winter is Whale Watching Season in Australia
I just love watching whales! We have 45 species of whales, dolphins and porpoises in Australia, all of them beautiful enough to give you goosebumps, but surely the whale is the most magnificent. From June to October we can see the whales migrating from their summer feeding grounds in the Antarctic to the warmer waters off the Australian coast. Their path is the same each year and I pack up for a couple of weeks to watch these majestic creatures. tmage :wikipedia

Learn About Whales
Whales are actually related to Cows and Camels.
Alien yet familiar Animals, Whales are Mammals who have totally adapted to the ocean, which is a hostile environment to air breathers. Scientists believe that the ancestor for Whales was a fish-eating land Mammal, related to modern hoofed Mammals. Further DNA tests show that Whales are actually related to Cows and Camels.

World of Whales
The Wonderful World of Whales
Whales are Mammals, this means they grow their babies inside their tummies until they are born. The mother whale nurses its babies until they reach a certain age. Whales breathe air just like we do. They can swim long distances under water but they can not breathe underwater. The Blue Whale is the largest animal in the world. In fact, it is the largest animal to have ever lived.

All things whales
Fun Products Related to Whales
When we think of majestic creatures, most of of think of whales. They are so graceful and fun, with lots of variety. The largest blue whale is the biggest animal ever to have existed at 115 feet long, weighing 134 tons. The smallest whales are pygmy sperm whales which are only 11 feet long. Whales are mammals and must return to the surface to breathe. Therefore, they never fully fall asleep. It is thought that only one hemisphere of their brains sleeps at a time. If you enjoy whales, check o...

Festival of Whales
I Want to Visit the Festival of Whales
I love festivals and fairs. I wanted to do a tribute lens to one of my favorites. So I did what I always do when I start to create a new lens; I looked for all my pictures, my souvenirs; searched my memory banks of festivals I have attended; surfed the Google for information that I may have forgotten. It was then that I decided to do a tribute to a festival that I have only heard about, not attended but have wanted to for some time. This is a tribute to that festival -- The Festival of Whales...

Whales Are Worth Saving
Save the Whales
Toys to Tees to state your support of the "save the Whales" goals or maybe you just like whales and think they're cute. The League of Nations, concerned about the over-exploitation of whale stocks, called for conservation measures in 1925. Regulations went into force in 1934 but were completely ignored by Japan and Germany. Many countries worldwide have continued to ignore regulations. Various organization have taken up the fight with the call to "Save the Whales" Click here to go to Zazzl...

The Northern Right Whale
North Atlantic Right Whales On The Move
It is that time of year when the Northern Right Whales begin to move just a little south of their normal feeding grounds to give birth to their babies. Typically they can be seen from Georgia to Florida in winter time from December through April. These incredible aquatic creatures are endangered due to the popularity of their species with the whalers of the past. In the 2008-09 season there were about 200 right whales spotted off of the Georgia coast including 39 sets of mothers and their ca...