Pictures were taken yesterday, on a field trip, with students from Ocean Discovery Institute.
tiotomasbcs - 7-30-2011 at 12:40 PM
Oh what fun! These students will now be enraptured for all time. Still on my Hit List but the list keeps getting longer! TioOggie - 7-30-2011 at 12:44 PM
Tio,
The Whale Sharks are here July thru October. The local fishermen are doing ecotours to see the Sharks, Dolphins, And Fin whales. Killer Whales were
spotted off Isla Pescador two days ago.
[Edited on 7-30-2011 by Oggie]Mulegena - 7-30-2011 at 01:00 PM
Whale Sharks are soooo fun! Because they're so darn big they look slow, but try to keep up wif 'em and you're outta bref fas'!elgatoloco - 7-30-2011 at 03:11 PM
Way cool. How fun for you and the students!Ken Bondy - 7-30-2011 at 03:47 PM
Magnificent!!!Oggie - 7-31-2011 at 06:59 AM
Thanks everyone for your wonderful comments. It was amazing to see these magnificient animals up close and personal, and to be with students made it
extra special.
BobSkipjack Joe - 7-31-2011 at 08:21 AM
Can you tell if it's the same individuals showing up year after year?Paulina - 7-31-2011 at 12:24 PM
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Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Can you tell if it's the same individuals showing up year after year?
I believe that Doc photo IDs them every year. Yesterday in the museum I saw a chart that listed the numbers of Whale Sharks per season and how many
were return guests. I don't remember the numbers though.
Dern and I saw two of them out in front of our place a couple of weeks ago, grabbed our paddle boards and checked them out. They weren't very big,
only about 12' or so.
On Friday there was a larger one right in front of town, cruising around the pangas as we were catching bait. It was cool for the tourists who would
normally only come here to fish to see something else that Bahia has to offer.
Tio