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The Whale and the Cherry Blossom Festival

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Brenda Peterson
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This was Yoshiko and Masumi's first trip from Japan to Mexico's remote San Ignacio Lagoon to encounter what scientists call “The Friendly Whale Syndrome.” At last our plane descended toward the dirt landing strip bordering the lagoon's turquoise waters and gentle pink salt mountains. Excitedly, this mother and daughter scanned below for the heart-shaped blows of the many mother-calf pairs of gray whales.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , February 2007 , e21
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