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		<title>The Ancient Whales</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:19:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Artwork Courtesy Mike Ogata©
Researchers tell us that fifty million years ago our whales&#8217; ancestors walked on land, ate meat and possibly grasses, and headed into water when volcanoes activity began to take out much of land-based life forms.  It wasn&#8217;t until about thirty million years ago that baleen whales began to evolve.  What an amazing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Playful Humpback Calf</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Humpback season in Hawaii is winding down and animals are slowly becoming scarce.  Where did the months go?  It seems like just a few days ago it was early January and the season was fresh.
Today&#8217;s excursion involved a mom with escort and a really new baby.  How new?  He still had fetal folds!  While mom [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Humpback Males Give It Their All</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>reefannie</dc:creator>
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This male was in the middle of it all.  Humpbacks brawl, shove, push, and take each other down, all of it very serious.  If you look closely at the above photo you will see the blood on the trailing edge of this fluke.  His tubercles were also bleeding.  Although this is not a fight to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Those Powerful Males!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>reefannie</dc:creator>
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Oh, those powerful males!  Finding a competitive group while on a marine safari is always an amazing experience and this day was truly astounding!  Although there appeared to be only five large males, the female seemed to lead them around our vessel with the ease of an experienced humpback who had been through this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Than Whales</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>reefannie</dc:creator>
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Photo Courtesy K. Velasquez
Today&#8217;s windy journey to see whales was not uneventful.  Whales were abound and in spite of winds more than 25 mph, we had whales come close and mug us.  This adorable calf breached over and over again, while delighted whale lovers tried their best to get the perfect picture.
From our vantage out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shimmer &amp; Shine</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Photo Courtesy K. Velasquez
&#8220;What is that?&#8221;  The question was being asked by many passengers who were watching the turquoise glow shimmering in the warm tropical sun.  That color was a humpback white pectoral fin reflecting the sun.  We all waited with great anticipation as the animal rose slowly, took air and began to move away, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wind, Waves &amp; Whales</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Photo Courtesy K. Velasquez
Today&#8217;s whale watch was very challenging for the boat captain, but the whales never cease to amaze.  Twice mothers with calves approached the boat to check out the curious whale watchers.  Winds were clipping at 30-35 mph, but hardy passengers wearing jackets and secured hats kept cameras in hand as they clung [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flying Babies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Photo Courtesy K. Velasquez
It is peak humpback whale season and mother/calf groups are everywhere you look.  It is truly amazing to witness the population growth researchers talk about.
The calf in this picture was practicing breaching after mother left the water with a tremendous splashdown.  The calf then breached again and again for about 15 minutes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maui&#8217;s Humpbacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>reefannie</dc:creator>
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Photo Courtesy K. Velasquez
People come to Hawaii from all over the world to see the beaches, palm trees, feel the warm sun and relax.  They are on vacation.  Humpback whales come to Hawaii to mate, give birth, and fight.  Okay, the researchers don&#8217;t call it fighting, they call it competing, but it amounts to nearly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>She&#8217;s Mine!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Photo Courtesy K. Velasquez
Get out of the way, she&#8217;s mine!  That could be what some males say when trying their best to get close to the female and in a better position to mate, should she be interested.  Researchers tell us that many of these males could possibly be feeding buddies in the north, but [...]]]></description>
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