For the past few years, I\u2019ve been making the occasional winter trip to Mexico, just for the sake of warming up my old bones. I always take the opportunity to watch whales in their southern breeding grounds, so as not to be away from marine mammals for too long. I therefore have the opportunity to witness behaviours that are unlike those we observe in the animals\u2019 summer feeding grounds.<\/p>\n
This time, I cannot resist the urge to share with you the extraordinary experience I had in mid-February during an offshore outing: a scene of intense competition between male humpback whales for the favours of a female. And at the same time tell you about the scientific research carried out on cetaceans on the Pacific coast of Mexico.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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