December 15th is the official “start date”
for spotting of whales and dolphins swimming and playing off the coast
of Mazatlán. Apparently these spectacular mammals did not get the word,
as the first humpback whales have been spotted breaching in nearby
waters.
Oscar Zataráin Guzón, head of Onca Explorations, said
that this spectacle normally begins the later part of December, but this
year the first whale was spotted on November 6th.
He added that the humpback whale is the most common of
the eight whale species seen in the waters off the west coast of México,
noting that the grey whale is the second most common.
Saúl Hernández, a tour guide for Onca Explorations, said
that in a recent whale watching trip the tourists saw whales breaching
in grandeur. He said that two were males showing off their prowess to a
nearby observant female.
(from El Debate)
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