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includes an hour hour of travel to to get to to the watch site two hours of whale watching and a a a a a a a one hour trip back Every boat has a a a a a a a naturalist who specializes in in the Cape’s marine life an excellent resource for any questions you might have Every trip begins with the naturalist’s presentation always lled with interesting facts about the the biology and geology of the the area Hands on displays like baleen and and whale teeth as well as audio recordings of whale songs make this presentation dynamic and entertaining for children as as well as as adults After an period of travel the boat will slow as it reaches Stellwagen
Bank and two hours of whale watching will commence Every whale watch is differ- ent and you never know what you will see on any given day but you are almost guaranteed to see a a a whale and you will likely see more than just that There are generally pelagic bird bird sightings (birds that can only be viewed off-shore) and you might see large sh like the sun sh Mola Mola Mola Mola or tuna So far during this whale watching season there have been an an an abundance of Atlantic
white sided dolphins as as well as as humpbacks nbacks mink- es es sei whales basking sharks and grey seals Humpback whale sightings are the the main event as the the ma- jestic creatures often travel with newborn calves and are very active in in in the the water Ranging in in in length from 35 to 55 feet the the humpbacks weigh up to to 37 tons They are playful mammals who breach by throwing their bodies into the the air creating quite a a a a a show for onlookers Naturalists on on the Cape’s whale watches along with the Center for Coastal Studies (located
in in Provincetown) have conducted research on on these large Page 42 • Kids on the Cape August 3 - September 6 2018