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		<title>Breach</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexis Tabah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Glorious breach &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Blackberry checking us</title>
		<link>http://www.tabah.com/2010/01/18/blackberry-checking-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:19:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexis Tabah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blackberry checking humans from Alexis Tabah Blackberry is a recently born humpack whale calf. The photos in this slideshow were shot in september 2009. The sound from the singer male was recorded a few days later.]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8802944">Blackberry checking humans</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/atabah">Alexis Tabah</a> </p>
<p>Blackberry is a recently born humpack whale calf. </p>
<p>The photos in this slideshow were shot in september 2009. The sound from the singer male was recorded a few days later.</p>
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		<title>Premier jour à Tonga</title>
		<link>http://www.tabah.com/2009/11/14/premier-jour-a-tonga/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexis Tabah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nathalie suit vaillamment Tony dans les vagues pour voir les Baleines]]></description>
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	Nathalie suit vaillamment <a href="http://www.tonywublog.com">Tony</a> dans les vagues pour voir les Baleines</p>
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		<title>Tony Wu&#039;s  Humpback Whale Calf Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.tabah.com/2009/10/08/tony-wus-humpback-whale-calf-summary-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexis Tabah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; Tony has posted a new version of his Humpback Whale Calf Summary &#160; that includes ID of Twist (p38), the Calf we found 3 days in a row while we were staying at Mounu Island. http://www.tonywublog.com/20091003/summary-of-humpback-whale-calfs-in-tonga.html &#160; here&#8217;s a photo of Twist and his Mom &#160; If you ever meet twist, you will [...]]]></description>
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<p>Tony has posted a new version of his <a href="http://tonywublog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/calfs2009_v2.pdf" target="_blank">Humpback Whale Calf Summary &nbsp;</a> that includes ID of Twist (p38), the Calf we found 3 days in a row while we were staying at Mounu Island.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.tonywublog.com/20091003/summary-of-humpback-whale-calfs-in-tonga.html" target="_blank">http://www.tonywublog.com/20091003/summary-of-humpback-whale-calfs-in-tonga.html</a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>here&#8217;s a photo of Twist and his Mom<br />
<img width="500" height="333" src="http://www.tabah.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/20090915_112434_TAB2677-Edit.jpg" alt="Twist (Humpback whale cal) and his mom" title="20090915_112434_TAB2677-Edit" class="size-full wp-image-308" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>If you ever meet twist, you will easily recognise his unique right fluke patern (looks like the traditional Tongan Twist design) and notch.</p>
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		<title>Attentes, vent, froid, tendresse</title>
		<link>http://www.tabah.com/2009/09/09/attentes-vent-froid-tendresse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexis Tabah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apres trois jours un peu plus durs on a enfin eu la r&#233;compense, une maman et son b&#233;b&#233; tr&#232;s sympathiques et coop&#233;rants. &#160; Je ne vais surement pas me plaindre quand je fais ce qui me plait le plus, mais il faut bien dire que ce n&#8217;est pas si facile de photographier les baleines. Il [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Apres trois jours un peu plus durs on a enfin eu la r&eacute;compense, une maman et son b&eacute;b&eacute; tr&egrave;s sympathiques et coop&eacute;rants.</p>
<p><img width="550" height="367" src="http://www.tabah.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/20090909_125239_TAB1041.jpg" alt="20090909_125239_TAB1041" title="20090909_125239_TAB1041" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-277" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Je ne vais surement pas me plaindre quand je fais ce qui me plait le plus, mais il faut bien dire que ce n&rsquo;est pas si facile de photographier les baleines. Il a d&rsquo;abord plu, une pluie bien froide qui glace les os quand on est mouill&eacute;, et puis il y a les vagues et le vent. D&eacute;part 8h sur un petit bateau, et on passe quelques heures dans le vent et les vagues &agrave; chercher un souffle &agrave; l&rsquo;horizon&hellip; il y a beaucoup de baleines ici, ce qui veut dire une baleine par ci par la entre des ilots balay&eacute;s par les vagues, et finalement en 6h de recherches on en voit quelques unes, et ce n&rsquo;est pas tous les jours que l&rsquo;on a la chance de pouvoir nager avec.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Voici une image qui montre un peu l&rsquo;ambiance quand on se met dans l&rsquo;eau, les vagues, les bulles, ne pas boire la tasse&hellip;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;<img width="550" height="367" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-278" title="20090909_133226_TAB1193" alt="20090909_133226_TAB1193" src="http://www.tabah.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/20090909_133226_TAB1193.jpg" /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mais finalement quand on y est, que l&rsquo;on reste quelques secondes ou une heure avec les plus grands mammif&egrave;res de notre plan&egrave;te on est &agrave; chaque fois &eacute;merveill&eacute;. Les deux choses qui m&rsquo;ont le plus &eacute;merveill&eacute; sont la tendresse que l&rsquo;on ressent &agrave; chaque fois entre la m&egrave;re et son petit, on se rend compte &agrave; quel point ce sentiment est universel&nbsp;;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img width="550" height="367" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-281" title="tendresse" alt="tendresse" src="http://www.tabah.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/20090909_135245_TAB1322.jpg" /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">et puis la conscience de l&rsquo;autre. Il est &eacute;tonnant de voir &agrave; quel point ces animaux de 50 tonnes font attention &agrave; nous, nous voient, nous permettent de les voir, s&rsquo;approchent pour nous regarder, ou peut &ecirc;tre surtout pour laisser leur petit nous voir. Nous si petits, si fr&ecirc;les, et qu&rsquo;ils nous &eacute;vitent, ils font bien attention &agrave; ne pas toucher ces petites choses fragiles qui flottent &agrave; la surface. C&rsquo;est &eacute;tonnant de ressentir aussi vite la gentillesse d&rsquo;un animal avec lequel on peut aussi peu facilement communiquer.</p>
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		<title>Blackberry</title>
		<link>http://www.tabah.com/2009/09/02/blackberry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexis Tabah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we had a wonderful encounter with a Calf named Blackberry, his mom and escort were so big and blackberry always playful. It was quite scary to see the mother come very close to you, we realised it exactly knows where you are and won&#8217;t hit you as we were very very close at some [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today we had a wonderful encounter with a Calf named Blackberry, his mom and escort were so big and blackberry always playful.</p>
<p>It was quite scary to see the mother come very close to you, we realised it exactly knows where you are and won&#8217;t hit you as we were very very close at some moments.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.tabah.com/2009/09/02/blackberry/20090902_092422_tab0003/" rel="attachment wp-att-269"><img width="650" height="433" src="http://www.tabah.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/20090902_092422_TAB0003.jpg" alt="Blackberry" title="Blackberry" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-269" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.tabah.com/2009/09/02/blackberry/20090902_092517_tab0039/" rel="attachment wp-att-270"><img width="650" height="433" src="http://www.tabah.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/20090902_092517_TAB0039.jpg" alt="Blackberry and his mother" title="Blackberry and his mother" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-270" /></a></p>
<p>On this one you can see Nathalie on the right, with yellow fins, gives an idea of the perspective <img src='http://www.tabah.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><a href="http://www.tabah.com/2009/09/02/blackberry/20090902_092525_tab0043/" rel="attachment wp-att-271"><img width="650" height="433" src="http://www.tabah.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/20090902_092525_TAB0043.jpg" alt="Blackberry and his mother" title="Blackberry and his mother" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-271" /></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>a playful whale <img src='http://www.tabah.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><a href="http://www.tabah.com/2009/09/02/blackberry/20090902_095141_tab0096/" rel="attachment wp-att-272"><img width="650" height="433" src="http://www.tabah.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/20090902_095141_TAB0096.jpg" alt="20090902_095141_TAB0096" title="20090902_095141_TAB0096" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-272" /></a></p>
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		<title>Magique</title>
		<link>http://www.tabah.com/2009/08/31/magique/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexis Tabah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Absolument magique, pas d&#8217;autres mots pour d&#233;crire &#231;a &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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<p>Absolument magique, pas d&#8217;autres mots pour d&eacute;crire &ccedil;a</p>
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		<title>Tonga, enfin les Baleines</title>
		<link>http://www.tabah.com/2009/08/30/tonga-enfin-les-baleines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexis Tabah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Apr&#232;s y avoir pens&#233; quelques mois, et avoir voyag&#233; pendant quelques jours pour y arriver, nous sommes enfin &#224; Vava&#8217;u, dans le Royaume des Iles Tonga. Les Baleines sont bien l&#224;, aujourd&#8217;hui on a suivi une maman, son b&#233;b&#233; et l&#8217;escorte pendant toute la journ&#233;e. On a pu les voir un peu sous l&#8217;eau, [...]]]></description>
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<p>Apr&egrave;s y avoir pens&eacute; quelques mois, <br />
et avoir voyag&eacute; pendant quelques jours pour y arriver, nous sommes enfin &agrave; <a target="_blank" href="http://maps.google.com/?hl=en&amp;q=-18.7713708,-174.0301828&amp;spn=0.001,0.001&amp;t=k">Vava&#8217;u</a>, dans le Royaume des Iles Tonga.</p>
<p>Les Baleines sont bien l&agrave;, aujourd&#8217;hui on a suivi une maman, son b&eacute;b&eacute; et l&#8217;escorte pendant toute la journ&eacute;e. On a pu les voir un peu sous l&#8217;eau, mais d&#8217;un poil trop loin pour avoir de belles photos. <br />
Les conditions loin de l&#8217;id&eacute;al (vent antartique et vagues), mais tout cel&agrave; offre de belles promesses pour les jours qui viennent</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.tabah.com/2009/08/30/tonga-enfin-les-baleines/20090830_093907_tk_9511/" rel="attachment wp-att-250"><img width="659" height="439" src="http://www.tabah.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/20090830_093907_TK_9511.jpg" alt="Baleine" title="Baleine" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-250" /></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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