Silver Bank, Dominican Republic Whale Watching Tours

During your whale watching tour in Dominican Republic you will witness a very fascinating activity of whales known as breaching. Breaching is referred to as the process when whales come out of the water for oxygen. Learn more about four types of breaching, such as spinning head breaches, chin breaches, tail braces and lunge breaches during your exertion.

Discover the lobtailing, a part of humpback whales, in which they fluke out of the water and lap the water surface with the entry of their tails. This is one of the most repetitive activities that whales do and can be done with the whales either lying on the surface of the water or inclined at 180 degrees.

Fin slapping is another fascinating activity that whales do, in which they lie on its side or back and raise its pectoral fins, lapping it repeatedly on the water surface. Discover more such surprising facts and witness this amazing sight during your whale watching tour in Dominican Republic.

The blow holes are located at the back of the whale and open up during respiratory pressure. When the whale inhales, its lungs fill up its entire capacity and exhale out about 90 percent of the air at a speed of 300 miles per hour. Another interesting fact is that adult humpback whales can hold upto 40 minutes of air inside their lungs.

The fluke which is attached to the right side of the whale’s body is about 15 feet flat and can propel water at the rate of 12 knots for a period of time. Watch the fluking, which is an activity of raising tails above the surface of water that helps the whales breathe underwater, during your whale watching tour in Dominican Republic.

You might watch the rowdy groups of whales that consist of 2 or more male whales fighting for one female whale if you are lucky enough. These are very fast grasps of whales and are highly energetic as well and can burst upto 12 knots of speeds during a time and their violet chases can last upto few hours as well.

The dorsal fins are another part of the whale which are made up of cartilage, blubber and skin and can be identified uniquely in each whale. They are often damaged when the rowdy groups fight amongst the whales. When the humpback whales come to the surface, one can clearly see its dorsal fin as well as the caudal peduncle.

The pectoral fins are one of the largest parts of whales and consume about one third of its entire shape. It can easily facilitate the whale’s movement throughout the deep waters of the ocean. This also allows them to swim backwards and turn on a dime as well.