| One of the greatest things about owning a vacation or | | | | is their long pectoral fins, which can be as long as one |
| retirement home on the beach is enjoying the wildlife | | | | third of the length of their bodies. The fins may be |
| that pass by. Humpback whales arrive at Bahia de | | | | black on their dorsal part and completely white on their |
| Banderas, regarded as one of the largest and most | | | | ventral part. |
| beautiful bays in the world, to escape the cold winter | | | | Whales do not have vocal cords but they do have the |
| weather. Here these whales go through their breeding | | | | capacity to emit sounds (moans, squeaks, cries) |
| rituals forming courtship groups, mating, giving birth to | | | | through valves located in their larynx. The sounds last |
| their offspring and nursing them. Whale watchers are | | | | for an average of 6 to 35 minutes and are high |
| treated to a marvelous sight. A local Mexico, Cancun | | | | pitched. |
| Real Estate agent can provide you with a list of | | | | In the fall, humpback whales leave their feeding |
| beachfront properties available for sale or rent and | | | | grounds in the Gulf of Alaska, the sea of Bering, the |
| you can enjoy whale watching from the comfort of | | | | sea of Chuckchi, and the sea of Okhotsk, and travel |
| your own home. | | | | towards the Pacific coast of Mexico. They gather |
| Humpback whales are marine mammals that do not | | | | mainly in the surroundings of the Marias Islands, the |
| have a nose. Instead they breathe through two | | | | Isabel Islands, the Revillagigedo Archipelago as well as |
| openings called spiracles, at the top of their heads. | | | | the Bay of Banderas, in Nayarit and Jalisco. |
| Their large lungs make it possible for them to remain | | | | At the end March and during the first days of April, the |
| underwater from 10 to 30 minutes. | | | | whales begin their long journey back to the polar |
| The life expectancy of humpback whales is 45 years. | | | | region. The whale calves have learned to swim but |
| Their gestation period lasts 12 months. Calves are born | | | | they remain close to their mothers for food and |
| in tropic and subtropical waters. During their birth the | | | | protection. You can contact your local Mexico Real |
| first thing to show is the fluke. At birth, a whale calf is | | | | Estate agent to find available properties and avoid the |
| between 4 and 5 meters long and weights between | | | | long journey back. |
| 1,300 and 1,400 kgs. Females nurse their calves for a | | | | Your beachfront condo in Playa Del Carmen is within |
| year at which time the calf doubles in size to between | | | | your reach. Check out the listings of Playa Del Carmen |
| 7 and 8 tons. Adult females are 18 meters long and | | | | Beachfront Condos, plan correctly to Finance Playa |
| can weight up to 53 tons. Viewing these majestic | | | | Del Carmen condos and homes, and plan for a |
| animals is even more exciting from your own | | | | beautiful future today. Contact Tom Budniak for insight |
| beachfront property or condominium. | | | | into this booming market. |
| Their most distinctive feature of the humpback whale | | | | |