{"id":684,"date":"2014-08-05T17:29:58","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T20:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.01argentina.com\/travel\/?p=684"},"modified":"2014-08-05T19:35:26","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T22:35:26","slug":"whales-coast-mar-del-plata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.01argentina.com\/travel\/whales-coast-mar-del-plata\/","title":{"rendered":"Whales off the coast of Mar del Plata"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"whales<\/a>Mar del<\/span> Plata<\/span> this weekend<\/span> was<\/span> the<\/span> visit at its<\/span> southern<\/span> coast of<\/span> right whales<\/span>, mammals about 40 tons<\/span> and<\/span> up to 16<\/span> feet long,<\/span> traveling to<\/span> southern waters<\/span> to mate.<\/span> Locals and<\/span> tourists<\/span> could<\/span> appreciate<\/span> from the coast of<\/span> Playa<\/span> Varese<\/span> Friday afternoon<\/span> August 1, 2014<\/span>. According<\/span> to the findings by<\/span> experts<\/span>, whales transiting<\/span> from northern<\/span> Brazil to<\/span> Puerto<\/span> Madryn<\/span><\/a>, and continue<\/span> to Antarctica<\/span>, where they get their<\/span> main power<\/span>, and then return to<\/span> the coast.<\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span> marplatenses<\/span> spotted<\/span> two whales<\/span> and tourists<\/span> walked<\/span> about 500<\/span> meters from the beaches<\/span>. Weeks ago<\/span> a group of<\/span> right whales<\/span> spent<\/span> about 600<\/span> meters from the<\/span> central beaches<\/span> of<\/span> the nearby town of<\/span> Miramar.<\/span> Now,<\/span> these giant<\/span> specimens<\/span> marplatense<\/span> moved to the<\/span> coast<\/span> and provided<\/span> a unique<\/span> show<\/span> for those who<\/span> were in<\/span> the area.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other<\/span> whales<\/span> were<\/span> alerted<\/span> Thursday in<\/span> the locality of<\/span> Miramar<\/span>, located about 50<\/span> kilometers south of<\/span> Mar del<\/span> Plata,<\/span> and<\/span> copies<\/span> were made<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> central beaches<\/span> of<\/span> Mar del<\/span> Plata, which<\/span> is due to<\/span> a change<\/span> in temperature of<\/span> the sea current<\/span> .<\/span>
\n150<\/span> appearances<\/span> per year<\/span> are recorded<\/span> in the province<\/span>.<\/p>\n

As<\/span> officially<\/span> reported<\/span>, the three whales<\/span> were spotted<\/span> in<\/span> the morning<\/span> and<\/span> at noon<\/span>, especially in areas<\/span> of<\/span> Cabo<\/span> Corrientes<\/span> and<\/span> Playa<\/span> Grande.<\/span><\/p>\n

The whales<\/span> were installed<\/span> on a strip of<\/span> thousand<\/span> meters into the sea<\/span>, where<\/span> if not<\/span> made \u200b\u200bgreat<\/span> pirouettes,<\/span> aroused the interest of<\/span> onlookers<\/span> who braved<\/span> the low<\/span> temperatures<\/span> prevailing<\/span> in<\/span> the seaside resort.<\/span><\/p>\n

Witnesses<\/span> noted that<\/span> the natural spectacle<\/span> at a time<\/span>, whales came within<\/span> about 300<\/span> yards from shore<\/span>, although shortly after<\/span> they<\/span> departed<\/span> became<\/span> becoming<\/span> just a “<\/span>black spot”<\/span>.<\/p>\n

This situation, which<\/span> seemed<\/span> unusual<\/span> in recent<\/span> years<\/span> has become<\/span> a wonderful<\/span> habit<\/span> that nature<\/span> gives him<\/span> those<\/span> marplatenses<\/span> and tourists<\/span> transiting the<\/span> coastal<\/span> sector.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reportedly<\/span>, the three specimens of<\/span> southern right whale<\/span> swam<\/span> parsimonious<\/span>, sometimes showing<\/span> the tail<\/span> or expelling<\/span> steam<\/span>, on a scale<\/span> on their journey<\/span> south<\/span> to<\/span> Nuevo<\/span> and San Jos\u00e9 gulfs<\/span>, in<\/span> Chubut,<\/span> to breed<\/span> and nurse<\/span> their offspring<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

Some<\/span> experts agree<\/span> that the geography of<\/span> the coast of<\/span> Mar del<\/span> Plata<\/span> resembles the<\/span> South<\/span> leading to<\/span> whales<\/span> to<\/span> choose<\/span> to rest.<\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span> southern right<\/span> whales<\/span> are mammals<\/span> of<\/span> 40 tons<\/span> and<\/span> up to 16<\/span> feet long,<\/span> traveling to<\/span> the Chubut<\/span> to mate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gestation lasts<\/span> one year and<\/span> each<\/span> female gives birth to<\/span> only<\/span> one calf<\/span> at a time.<\/span> The<\/span> two years<\/span> after birth<\/span>, the<\/span> mother whale<\/span> is dedicated<\/span> exclusively<\/span> to<\/span> her baby<\/span>.<\/p>\n

During the first 12<\/span> months, the<\/span> breastfeeding<\/span> and<\/span> not separated from<\/span> it,<\/span> but<\/span> the next year<\/span>, try to learn to<\/span> fend for herself<\/span>.<\/p>\n