How to Vacation in Hawaii – Exotically!
April 14, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
I have always wanted to take a trip to Hawaii…
As you know, my passion is wild animals and guess what it is I want to do when I’m on vacation in Hawaii…
See as much wildlife as I can! That’s what brings me joy!
Hawaii is the home of the spinner and bottleneck dolphins, as well as migrating Alaskan humpback whales, monk seals, and Hawaiian green sea turtles, just to name a few.
In the bird realm, the Albatross likes to nest in Hawaii, so there are Albatross chicks that get to first learn things about the world on the islands.
Of course, I want to see their state bird, the Nene Goose!
Now, I don’t want to stay in the wilderness the whole time we’re there…I’d like to stay at a Maui Resort .
The Ka’anapali Resort would suit us just fine, as they’re on the beach, have a lot of ocean and sightseeing activities available for guests…
I would also love to take in a luau, some great ukulele music and enjoy the botanical gardens, check out the volancoes, take a horseback ride along Hana Coast…
…All in all, explore the different microclimates (including some of the waterfalls), relax with my hubby on the beach, take in the animal sites and sounds, experience a little culture and maybe a little pampering at their spa! LOL
The list gets longer as I think about all the fun things to do – I want to snorkel, take a sail or go whale watching…
I’d love to take a glass bottom sea kayak out with my hubby – We’ve always wanted to do that!!!
…Possibly a little surfing, but on the small waves! LOL…
Maui Weddings would be especially enjoyable here – so much for everyone to do and see and explore!
What would you do in Maui?
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Fantastic Dolphin Bubbles
March 13, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
This is really amazing…
Have you seen dolphins that blow bubbles and play with them?
Really a fascinating behavior I haven’t seen other marine animals ever partake in.
Check it out in this video:
Aren’t Dolphin Bubbles fabulous?
They are so smart and too sweet! They look like they’re having a great time swimming around with their bubble rings.
I thought it was so funny that they wouldn’t let the other dolphins play with the bubbles they had made…They will pop them before this happens.
I’m amazed how they spin them and swim around making them different sizes too.
I’d love to see this in person at Sea World. I wonder if wild dolphins ever display this behavior and expertise.
Have any of you seen the dolphins do this at Sea World?
When Kenney and I went on our honeymoon to Orlando, we got to Sea World one evening for a Polynesian Luau, and got to sneak a peak at the dolphin nursery. It was a large pool with it seemed a dozen baby dolphins swimming together and playing.
We were so close and it was so beautiful. These creatures are unbelievably cute, intelligent and amicable! I just love them!
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Outraged at Ignorant People Who Are Blind to See the Destruction
February 25, 2009 by Kimberly · 12 Comments
I have a rant today…
The Reason?
I joined a group on Facebook today called “Stop the Massacre of Dolphins & Whales”.
If you go there, you’ll see a photo of a whale, bloodied, being pulled out of the ocean, upside down up to a large ship (shown here to the right). You’ll also see a great write-up about the massacre.
It’s disturbing because we really don’t need to harvest them for anything!!!
I left a comment on the group page, @ 1:41 pm today, that said:
“This is so very horrendous to have to look at…even more horrendous that it is actually happening…
It’s not a movie with serious graphics…It is really happening…Thousands of whales are being slaughtered, most of which are endangered, critically endangered or threatened…
Unbelievable!!!
Kimberly @ ExoticAnimalLover.com”
No word of a lie…@ 3:22 pm, I was rudely emailed by an angry person, which I won’t name here, that said,
“tha whales that are endangered are protected. it is illegal to hunt them. also Humans have also brought tha population of Gray whales back from endangered to a healthy population. Dont come to conclusions after hearing one persons biased side of tha story. As Humans, yes we kill animals, but we protect them more then anything. which is more than I can say for tha whales. do you think that if tha whales were running out of food they would start to conserve? do you think that if whales noticed a population dying, they would care? 100% not. they would wait to realize and die slowly anyways. they should be thanking us for our protection considering they are to inferior to do so themselves.”
How Did I Respond?
Honestly, this is the wrong week to feed me lines of rudeness and ignorance…I’ve had enough, in many areas that I’m passionate about.
I guess, I’ve been pushed to the brink of “I Can’t Take Stupidity Any Longer”!
Here’s what I wrote back:
“Wow…you sound like an angry person…
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Humpback Dolphins of the Great Barrier Reef
Humpback dolphins frequent the Great Barrier Reef.
There are as many as 5 different species of Humpback Dolphin, but it’s often disputed.
2 species were known to exist even as late as mid-2000, the Atlantic Humpback Dolphin and the Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin.
However, since then studies have shown that these species have diverged into more distinct species.
Here’s a short video I found of some humpback dolphins off the coast of South Africa:
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Swimming with Minke Whales of the Outer Great Barrier Reef
February 6, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
I am so fascinated and taking notes on what types of dives I’d love to take part in when we take our trip to the Great Barrier Reef…
…And diving with Minke Whales is near the top of that list!
I found this video of Tim & Sharon’s diving adventure in July of 2007! Thanks for the video:
My skin is crawling with excitement…I have goosebumps and flutters in my tummy!
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