{"id":12921,"date":"2026-05-21T12:58:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panamagemcharters.com\/?page_id=12921"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:58:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:58:51","slug":"what-kind-of-whales-are-there-in-panama","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gemcharters.com\/en\/what-kind-of-whales-are-there-in-panama\/","title":{"rendered":"What kind of whales are there in Panama?"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Humpback whales<\/strong>\u00a0are our main attraction since they have to surface every 40 minutes to breathe. They don\u2019t live full-time in Panama (or anywhere, for that matter); they come to the warmer waters of Panama to escape the cold winters of the poles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The short-finned pilot whale<\/strong>\u00a0resides in Panama (mainly around the Gulf of Chiriqu\u00ed and Coiba Island). However, since they prefer to live in deeper, offshore areas, they are harder to spot.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bryde\u2019s Whales<\/strong>\u00a0are also permanent residents of Panama. Their breathing system allows them to blow or exhale underwater, making them harder to see.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blue Whales.<\/strong>\u00a0Yes, the largest known animal is a visitor to Panama\u2019s Pacific coast. They are hard to spot because, due to whaling, there aren\u2019t many left.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Other species:<\/strong>\u00a0You can see other whales like the Sei Whale and Sperm Whale since they are common visitors to the Pacific Ocean. Other smaller species include the pygmy beaked whale, Blainville\u2019s beaked whale, pygmy sperm whale, dwarf sperm whale, Curvier\u2019s beaked whale, minke whale, and melon-headed whale.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Humpback whales\u00a0are our main attraction since they have to surface every 40 minutes to breathe. They don\u2019t live full-time in Panama (or anywhere, for that matter); they come to the warmer waters of Panama to escape the cold winters of the poles. The short-finned pilot whale\u00a0resides in Panama (mainly around the Gulf of Chiriqu\u00ed and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8755,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12921","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6.1 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What kind of whales are there in Panama? - Gem Charters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Humpback whales\u00a0are our main attraction since they have to surface every 40 minutes to breathe. 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