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Humpback whales visit Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo (Prensa Latina) Thousands of people, Dominicans, and foreigners, anxiously await the arrival of humpback whales that leave the low temperatures of the North Atlantic to settle in the warm waters of Samana Bay, in the northeast of the Dominican Republic.

The presence of these large cetaceans is common after traveling thousands of kilometers and arriving to breed in Samaná, from January until March.

Humpbacks perform what are considered spectacular mating rituals in the warm waters of the Caribbean Sea.

The newborns, glued to their mothers, only leave the site when they are strong enough to defend themselves from predators that prowl the environments of this country.

The arrival season of these mammals began last January 15 and until they leave the province of Samaná they will provide one of the most anticipated natural shows.

Experts consider that, because of its location, the homonymous peninsula is one of the best locations on the planet for the observation of humpback whales, one of the largest marine mammals on the planet; it takes this name because of the curvature of its spine when it is immersed in the water.

According to experts, a specimen measures between 14 and 16 meters, with a weight ranging between 30 and 40 tons.

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