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Re:Humpback whales around the globe are mysteriously rescuin... by peterwwillis on Thursday August 04, 2016 @02:14AM (#12223732)
For Gray Whales, Bahia Magdalena, Puerto Vallarta and Laguna Ojo de Liebre all have great whale watching, and in Bahia Magdalena you can pet them from a boat; don't know about restrictions on kayaks there but it should be open in Puerto Vallarta (just don't get in the water, too much bacteria/jellies). There's also Depoe Bay in Oregon and Monterey Bay in California, and Lime Kiln State Park in Washington for Orca watching.
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Re:Humpback whales around the globe are mysteriously rescuin... by nkoren on Thursday August 04, 2016 @03:52AM (#12224084)
Petting a whale from a boat is an amazing experience -- I did this 23 years ago in Ojo de Liebre. The mother Gray Whales would push their calves up to the boats so that they could receive some petting on the nose. There was no material reward for doing so -- they didn't get food or anything. I got the distinct impression that they understood that having an emotional bond with humans was important, and that they were doing it for that reason.

Gotta say that it worked.

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