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Some facts about the
Humpback whale
Adult weight : 30000 kg (66000 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 95 years
Female maturity :1643 days
Male maturity : 1643 days
Gestation : 342 days
Weaning : 236 days
Litter size : 1
Litters per year : 1
Interval between litters : 657 days
Weight at birth : 1350 kg (2970 lbs)
Humpback whale
Order : Cetacea
Suborder : Mysticeti
Family : Balaenopteridae
Species : Megaptera novaeangliae
The Bunch, hump whale, humpback whale, hunchbacked whale is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the humpback whale
A young / baby of a humpback whale is called a 'calf'. The females are called 'cow' and males 'bull'. A humpback whale group is called a 'gam, pod or herd'.Countries
American Samoa, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Benin, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Congo, Republic of the, Cook Islands, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Fiji, France, Greenland, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Kenya, Korea, North, Korea, South, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Mozambique, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Poland, Russia, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Svalbard, Tanzania, Tonga, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu and Venezuela
Facts about the humpback whale
Common Name Humpback Whale Scientific Name Megaptera novaeangliae The humpback whale is easy to identify.
Genus:MegapteraSpecies:novaeangliae Binomial name Megaptera novaeangliae( Borowski , 1781 )The Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a mammal which belongs to the baleen whale
HUMPBACK WHALE The Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is one of the most energetic of the large whales.
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The average length of the Humpback Whale is 17 meters.
The Humpback Whale is a widely distributed species, occurring seasonally in all oceans from the Arctic to the Antarctic, with distinct populations located in virtually every sea.
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SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- Australia's east coast humpback whales are singing a very different tune these days and all in the name of love. (Full text)
How many humpback whales are there? (Full text)
It is also home for a species of whale lice, Cyamus boopis Humpback whales are active, acrobatic whales. (Full text)
The humpback whale is one of the rorquals, a family that also includes the blue whale, fin whale, Bryde's whale, sei whale, and minke whale. (Full text)
General description: Humpback whales are distinguished from other whales by the extremely long flippers which may reach 25 to 30 percent of the length of the entire animal. (Full text)
WHEN YOU CAN SEE HUMPBACK WHALES The Humpback Whale is an endangered species, occurring in all the world's oceans. (Full text)
WHERE YOU CAN SEE HUMPBACK WHALES: Humpback Whales are in Monterey Bay area to feed and they often shift to various feeding locations depending on prey density. (Full text)
VOCALIZATION Humpback whales are the noisiest and most imaginative whales when it comes to songs. (Full text)
Whale Information Sheets Simple Whale Print-outs Extreme Whales Whale Myths Whale Evolution HUMPBACK WHALEMegaptera novaeangliae Humpback PrintoutHumpback Connect-the-Dots GENERAL DESCRIPTION The humpback whale is a baleen whale and a rorqual whale that sings amazing songs. (Full text)
Natural History of the Humpback Whale The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a Cetacean. (Full text)
The Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a mammal which belongs to the baleen whales suborder. (Full text)
DESCRIPTION: The humpback whale is black or gray with a white, grooved underbelly. (Full text)
The 'songs' of humpback whales are complex vocalizations made only by the males. (Full text)
Binomial name Megaptera novaeangliae The Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a mammal which belongs to the baleen whales suborder. (Full text)
Blue whales feed only on krill, whereas Humpback Whales are more opportunistic, feeding on both fish and krill. (Full text)
IntroductionThe humpback whale is perhaps the best known of the 20 whale species that can be found in U. (Full text)
Humpback whales are an endangered species. (Full text)
Underwater encounters with the humpback whales are serene and surreal. (Full text)
1. humpback, humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae -- (large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives)humpback
humpback whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
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