The Desert Speaks
Desert Whales
Season 13 Episode 1 | 26m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
San Ignacio Lagoon is the home to the peninsula’s most famous visitors—the Gray Whales.
Each winter, pregnant females, and lustful males swim five thousand miles from the Arctic to visit this lagoon. Here, within a few hundred square miles, eighty percent of the majestic whales’ life cycle transpires. Observe feeding, nursing, teaching, cuddling, and courtship from a tiny fishing boat just a few feet away.
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The Desert Speaks
Desert Whales
Season 13 Episode 1 | 26m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
Each winter, pregnant females, and lustful males swim five thousand miles from the Arctic to visit this lagoon. Here, within a few hundred square miles, eighty percent of the majestic whales’ life cycle transpires. Observe feeding, nursing, teaching, cuddling, and courtship from a tiny fishing boat just a few feet away.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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