Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Almost gone....

Humpback whales can grow up to 17.5 meters and weigh up to 40 tons. They can consume one ton of krill a day.

Seeing whales from close by is rather rare, but in 1908 Charcot wrote:

"About us, an innumerable quantity of balaenopterus are plunging"

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