We chose to stay in Hermanus to Whale Watch, naively we assumed it would be like ‘oh look there’s a whale’ but sadly not.
Although Whales can be seen here September till December it
does require a little more effort than a room with a sea view.
So without any Whale pictures to post I thought I’d share
some of the things I found out about The Southern Right Whale and Hermanus.
- Hermanus is generally regarded as the best land based whale watching centre in the world. Acknowledged by the World Wildlife Fund for nature WWF.
- Hermanus has the worlds only whale crier, Eric Davalala who patrols the streets blowing his kelp horn alerting tourists to the position of the whales.
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Calves are
born tail first
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Calves
measure 5-6 meters at birth
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The mother
takes the calf to the surface for their first breath
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Within 30
minutes of birth a calf has learnt to swim
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Gestation
period is 12 months
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A fully
grown male is around 15.2 meters long and a female 16.5 metres
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The life
span of a Southern right whale is between 90-100 years
