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A Southern Right Whale breaching in Wittsan bay. There were over 75 whales counted in this bay a few days before we arrived and Wittsan experiences up to 200 whales in the bay during this time of year. The Southern Right Whale is a cousin of the Northern Right Whale, which was hunted to near extinction, with only a handful remaining in North Atlantic waters. They are called the "Right" Whale because they were the "right" whale to hunt. They stayed afloat after they were killed and were easy to tow into the beach to render, which was a requirement prior to the floating whale processing factory ships of today that can process a whale within the ship. Shots from the Cape Town area and our journey. See the "e-postcard from KwaZulu-Natal" for descriptions and information.