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		<title>Seeing the Sights in Maui</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the second biggest island in the Hawaiian china, Maui is home to some of the most spectacular sights on Earth.  Some of the animals that reside on Maui do no exist anywhere else, providing a one-of-a-kind nature experience. They are completely native species that have developed an independent strain of characteristics.  To see these [...]]]></description>
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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>
		<dc:creator>reefannie</dc:creator>
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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>Humpback Mothers Working Hard</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
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This active mother with a new calf was very busy this afternoon.  Tail and pec slapping for nearly 20 minutes while her calf swam circles around her head, this new mother had much to say, to the delight of all on board.
We are told by researchers that humpback mothers are extremely caring of their young.  [...]]]></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>Orcas And Humpback Whales</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>reefannie</dc:creator>
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Photo Courtesy K. Velasquez
If you look really closely at the right side of this humpback tail you may notice evenly spaced scratches.  The left tip is also missing.  Both appear to be from an orca attack, but the scars seem to be old ones.  This was a male escort traveling with a mother and her [...]]]></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>
		<link>http://www.mauisnorkelingtrips.com/adventure-cruises/406-shimmer-shine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>reefannie</dc:creator>
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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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