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Subject: San Pedro Martir sits equidistant to the three most important upwelling areas in the gulf of California. It is the most isolated island in the Sea of Cortez
Baja05 - 010 * Sperm whale diving. They do not have flashy surface behavior like Humpback whales do.

Baja05 - 011 * Sperm whale fluke

Baja05 - 012 * Greg Marshall's National Geographic crittercam team attempts to attach a camera to the back of a Sperm whale to record a couple of hours' worth of deep dives. Check out http://www.nationalgeographic.com/crittercam/about.html for more information on this program.

Baja05 - 013 * Submerged common dolphin approaches bow of Lindblad Expedition's Sea Voyager for a ride

Baja05 - 014 * San Pedro Martir is white from bird guano. Indians then convicts were used to collect the guano for fertilizer on the mainland. That industry is no longer active but someone forgot to tell the birds.

 
Baja05 - 016 * Brown pelicans patrol the shoreline

Baja05 - 017 * Learn more about the pelican at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Pelecanus_occidentalis.html

Baja05 - 018 * Isla San Pedro Martir also hosts one of the largest California sea lion rookeries in the gulf

Baja05 - 019 * Enjoying the early morning sun

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