whales showing off

The whales

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June 21st 2005
We got up early this morning as it was whale watching day. The boat was like any tourist style boat a seating area inside and walkways round the sides to look out to sea. Within 30 mins of being out to sea we spotted some humpbacks, around 6 in total. There were two males after a female so they were showing off to try and impress her (no change there then!). They were swimming around the boats sh ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Margaret River

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more