Southern right whales during the mating season<\/em><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.2em\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||2px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n
What do we know today about their maternal behaviour?<\/h2>\n
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The mother-calf bond<\/strong> is remarkably intense. The whale calf depends entirely on its mother, who feeds it with extremely rich, very fatty milk, promoting rapid growth<\/strong>. For several months, they are constantly together, with a very strong bond. The youngster learns to breathe, to move and to follow. Their relationship is exclusive and extremely close.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.2em\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||2px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n
The orcas of Vald\u00e9s deliberately strand themselves. What do we know about this?<\/h2>\n
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This is one of the most striking examples of animal intelligence. This hunting technique, <\/strong>where orcas swim right up to the beach to attack their prey before returning to the water, is extremely risky. Stranding is not instinctive and has been passed down from generation to generation. Mothers play a central role in this transmission process. They show, repeat and support<\/strong>. The youngsters observe, have a go and refine their technique.<\/p>\nWe are witnessing a veritable hunting culture<\/strong>, specific to certain orca <\/strong>populations. These scenes are fascinating: they bear witness to transmitted knowledge, a living memory.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Low-Resolution-13_Antarctique_Orques-Vue-du-Navire\u00a9StudioPONANT-Nath-Michel-1.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dOrcas on the Vald\u00e9s Peninsula\u201d title_text=\u201dpeninsule-valdes\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||2px|||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d9px||0px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n
Orcas on the Vald\u00e9s Peninsula<\/em><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.2em\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||2px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n
How do sea lions live in Vald\u00e9s?<\/h2>\n
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With thousands of individuals, the sea lion colonies<\/strong> in Vald\u00e9s are based on a fragile equilibrium: while the availability of resources and suitable breeding sites are conducive to their development, the presence of predators, particularly orcas, is a constant threat.<\/p>\nThe breeding season <\/strong>is particularly intense. The males defend territories, form harems and exhaust themselves trying to maintain their position. During this time, the females alternate between the sea<\/strong> where they feed and the land<\/strong> where they nurse their young. Their whole lives are punctuated by this to-and-fro.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2_Patagonia_South-american-seal-lion_Peninsule-Valdes\u00a9JoannaMarchi.-1.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dSea lions on the beach of the Vald\u00e9s Peninsula\u201d title_text=\u201dpeninsule-valdes\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||2px|||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d9px||0px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n
Sea lions on the beach of the Vald\u00e9s Peninsula<\/em><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.2em\u201d custom_padding=\u201d8px||0px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n
How do they deal with the threat from the orcas?<\/h2>\n
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The threat<\/strong> structures their behaviour. They often head out to sea in groups, as a strategy to dilute the risk<\/strong>. The youngsters practice in calmer waters before heading out to take on the ocean. There is a form of collective learning<\/strong>, and also an element of instinct. Every move, every second counts. In these environments, survival means knowing how to read the danger.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/27_Penguin-Island_Fur-Seal_Peninsule-Antarctique\u00a9JoannaMarchi-1.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dYoung sea lion\u201d title_text=\u201dpeninsule-valdes\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||6px|||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d10px||21px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n
Young sea lion<\/em><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.2em\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n
Does the more discreet terrestrial fauna play any part in this equilibrium?<\/h2>\n
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Yes of course it does. But I think we should accept not reducing everything to a function. For a long time, we have tried to justify each species by its ecological usefulness<\/strong>. But there\u2019s something else. A simpler, more essential dimension: beauty<\/strong>.<\/p>\nWe learn to observe a guanaco, an armadillo or a rhea<\/strong> not just to understand their role<\/strong> in the system, but because they have the great privilege of existing, inhabiting the landscape and triggering emotion. As with a work of art, there is an irreducible element of wonder.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4_Patagonia_Tatou-velu_Peninsule-Valdes\u00a9JoannaMarchi-1.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dSouthern armadillo on the Vald\u00e8s Peninsula\u201d title_text=\u201dpeninsule-valdes\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||6px|||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d10px||21px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n
Southern armadillo on the Vald\u00e8s Peninsula<\/em><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.2em\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n
How do birds fit into this environment?<\/h2>\n
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The Magellanic penguins<\/strong>, in particular, are a highly visible presence in the area. They dig burrows, settle in their thousands and literally transform the landscape. They also play a part in the exchanges between land and sea<\/strong>, particularly through their organic contributions (guano). And above all this, they are the incarnation of a permanent vitality<\/strong>. In Vald\u00e9s, life never really stops.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/7_Patagonia_Manchot-de-Magellan_Peninsule-Valdes\u00a9JoannaMarchi-1.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dMagellanic penguin on the Vald\u00e9s Peninsula\u201d title_text=\u201dpeninsule-valdes\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||6px|||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d9px||21px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n
Magellanic penguin on the Vald\u00e9s Peninsula<\/em><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.2em\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||3px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n
Can we still talk about sanctuary in the face of contemporary pressures?<\/h2>\n
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Yes, but it\u2019s a fragile sanctuary<\/strong>. On land, activities are very closely supervised. The real challenge lies out at sea. Species are directly dependent on marine resources<\/strong>. Today, the pressure exerted by industrial fishing is considerable. Preserving the Valdes peninsula is not just about protecting its shores: it\u2019s also about keeping an eye on what\u2019s happening over the horizon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Low-Resolution-N\u00b0099_LY150425_La-Palma_Naturaliste_David-Beaune_Iles-Canaries\u00a9PONANT-Olivier-Blaud-1.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dDavid Beaune, expedition leader for PONANT EXPLORATIONS, talks with passengers \u201d title_text=\u201dpeninsule-valdes\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||10px|||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n
David Beaune, expedition leader for PONANT EXPLORATIONS, talks with passengers<\/em><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.2em\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||3px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n
As an expedition leader, what are you above all trying to convey?<\/h2>\n
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A form of attention. Of course, we share knowledge<\/strong>, keys to understanding. But the important thing is to get travellers to see things differently. Behind every animal, every movement, every silence, there is a story<\/strong>. When you start to observe this, the nature of the journey changes. It becomes more profound, more intimate. Perhaps that\u2019s where the real experience<\/strong> lies.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d locked=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font_size=\u201d12px\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||40px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Photo credits: Joanna Marchi; Studio PONANT\/Margot Sib; Nathalie Michel; PONANT\/Olivier Blaud; iStock<\/p>\n
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Let PONANT take you there<\/p>\n
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Explore the flora and fauna of unspoilt shores<\/p>\n
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