{"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":"<p><span class=\"hps\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.01argentina.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mardelplata03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-687 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.01argentina.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mardelplata03-300x183.jpg\" alt=\"whales in mar del plata\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.01argentina.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mardelplata03-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.01argentina.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mardelplata03.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Mar del<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Plata<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">this weekend<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">was<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">the<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">visit at its<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">southern<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">coast of<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">right whales<\/span>, mammals <span class=\"hps\">about 40 tons<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">and<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">up to 16<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">feet long,<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">traveling to<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">southern waters<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">to mate.<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Locals and<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">tourists<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">could<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">appreciate<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">from the coast of<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Playa<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Varese<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Friday afternoon<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">August 1, 2014<\/span>. <span class=\"hps\">According<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">to the findings by<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">experts<\/span>, whales <span class=\"hps\">transiting<\/span> <a title=\"Argentina travel agency\" href=\"https:\/\/www.01argentina.com\/sitio\/eng\/tours\/puerto_madryn_plane.html\"><span class=\"hps\">from northern<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Brazil to<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Puerto<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Madryn<\/span><\/a>, <span class=\"hps\">and continue<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">to Antarctica<\/span>, <span class=\"hps\">where they get their<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">main power<\/span>, <span class=\"hps\">and then return to<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">the coast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hps\">The<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">marplatenses<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">spotted<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">two whales<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">and tourists<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">walked<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">about 500<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">meters from the beaches<\/span>. <span class=\"hps\">Weeks ago<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">a group of<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">right whales<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">spent<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">about 600<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">meters from the<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">central beaches<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">of<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">the nearby town of<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Miramar.<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Now,<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">these giant<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">specimens<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">marplatense<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">moved to the<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">coast<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">and provided<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">a unique<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">show<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">for those who<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">were in<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">the area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hps\">Other<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">whales<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">were<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">alerted<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Thursday in<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">the locality of<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Miramar<\/span>, located about <span class=\"hps\">50<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">kilometers south of<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Mar del<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Plata,<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">and<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">copies<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">were made<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">by<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">the<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">central beaches<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">of<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Mar del<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Plata, which<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">is due to<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">a change<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">in temperature of<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">the sea current<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"hps\">150<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">appearances<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">per year<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">are recorded<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">in the province<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hps\">As<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">officially<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">reported<\/span>, the three <span class=\"hps\">whales<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">were spotted<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">in<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">the morning<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">and<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">at noon<\/span>, <span class=\"hps\">especially in areas<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">of<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Cabo<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Corrientes<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">and<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Playa<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Grande.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hps\">The whales<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">were installed<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">on a strip of<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">thousand<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">meters into the sea<\/span>, <span class=\"hps\">where<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">if not<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">made \u200b\u200bgreat<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">pirouettes,<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">aroused the interest of<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">onlookers<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">who braved<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">the low<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">temperatures<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">prevailing<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">in<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">the seaside resort.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hps\">Witnesses<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">noted that<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">the natural spectacle<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">at a time<\/span>, whales <span class=\"hps\">came within<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">about 300<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">yards from shore<\/span>, <span class=\"hps\">although shortly after<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">they<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">departed<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">became<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">becoming<\/span> <span class=\"hps atn\">just a &#8220;<\/span>black <span class=\"hps\">spot&#8221;<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hps\">This situation, which<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">seemed<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">unusual<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">in recent<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">years<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">has become<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">a wonderful<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">habit<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">that nature<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">gives him<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">those<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">marplatenses<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">and tourists<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">transiting the<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">coastal<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hps\">Reportedly<\/span>, the three <span class=\"hps\">specimens of<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">southern right whale<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">swam<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">parsimonious<\/span>, sometimes <span class=\"hps\">showing<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">the tail<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">or expelling<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">steam<\/span>, <span class=\"hps\">on a scale<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">on their journey<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">south<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">to<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Nuevo<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">and San Jos\u00e9 gulfs<\/span>, <span class=\"hps\">in<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Chubut,<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">to breed<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">and nurse<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">their offspring<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hps\">Some<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">experts agree<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">that the geography of<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">the coast of<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Mar del<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">Plata<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">resembles the<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">South<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">leading to<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">whales<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">to<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">choose<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">to rest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hps\">The<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">southern right<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">whales<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">are mammals<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">of<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">40 tons<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">and<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">up to 16<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">feet long,<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">traveling to<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">the Chubut<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">to mate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hps\">Gestation lasts<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">one year and<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">each<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">female gives birth to<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">only<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">one calf<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">at a time.<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">The<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">two years<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">after birth<\/span>, <span class=\"hps\">the<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">mother whale<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">is dedicated<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">exclusively<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">to<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">her baby<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hps\">During the first 12<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">months, the<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">breastfeeding<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">and<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">not separated from<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">it,<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">but<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">the next year<\/span>, try to <span class=\"hps\">learn to<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">fend for herself<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-684 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.01argentina.com\/travel\/whales-coast-mar-del-plata\/mardelplata01\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.01argentina.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mardelplata01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"whales in mar del plata\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.01argentina.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mardelplata01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.01argentina.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mardelplata01-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.01argentina.com\/travel\/whales-coast-mar-del-plata\/mardelplata02\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.01argentina.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mardelplata02-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"whales in mar del plata\" 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Locals and tourists could appreciate from the coast of Playa Varese Friday afternoon August 1, 2014. According to the findings by experts, whales transiting&hellip;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-argentina"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized 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