| This love story begins in the freezing waters of the | | | | Considering their size and their average weight of |
| Antarctic region. The Humpback whales, Giants of the | | | | about 30-40 tons, the Humpback whales have |
| Sea, begin an exodus to the north in search of the | | | | certainly a place among the world's largest animals. |
| right place to reproduce and give birth to their offspring. | | | | Nonetheless, it remains an endangered species |
| It's gladly in the Ecuadorian coastal region -specifically in | | | | because their condition of slow swimmers -compared |
| the provinces of Guayas, Santa Elena, Manabi, | | | | to other whales- made them an easy target for the |
| Esmeraldas and El Oro- where nearly 4000 humpback | | | | 18th-Century whalers. |
| whales find the perfect landscape to live the greatest | | | | Humpback whales got their particular name out of the |
| love story ever, thus ensuring the species' survival. | | | | exaggerated hump that forms around their dorsal fin |
| Thanks to these visitors, the beaches of Ecuador | | | | when they arch to dive back into the water. They are |
| receive thousands of tourists from all over the world | | | | gregarious animals that live in groups of eight or ten |
| looking to watch from close up the world's largest | | | | individuals when living in cold climates. However, during |
| animals. The Humpback whale is the most active of all | | | | the reproductive season, they migrate all together to |
| the baleen whales, so it is often seen breaching, | | | | the warmer waters of the Pacific Ocean, staying |
| spyhopping, slapping its pectoral fin, lobbing its tail and | | | | there from June to September. |
| jumping out of the water. To watch the show, there | | | | Humpback whale watching season begins next June in |
| are lots of vessels available, constantly taking people | | | | Ecuador, and no one should miss it. Enjoy the show |
| to see them perform their marvelous sea dances. | | | | and feel moved by this wonderful experience |
| These giant mammals are the heaviest and strongest | | | | watching one of the biggest and most magnificent |
| of all whales. The size of an adult female is about 19m | | | | animals of the planet emerge from the depths, as if |
| (62ft), while the males measure up to 15m (49ft). | | | | they were weightless. |