Who knows? The Japanese insist on doing it, and have at least 5000 tonnes of whale meat frozen, because nobody wants to eat it. It's insane. They are putting it in school lunches, what next? dog food and fertilizer? Hopefully they will realize that there's more money to be made in whale watching than in this senseless, cruel slaughter.
Their reason "scientific research" is laughable and patently dishonest. You can learn a lot more about these creatures while they are alive, and you don't need to kill them to take tissue samples. Leave these magnificent creatures alone!
I AGREE!!!!!!!
Humpback Whales, Blue Whales and Southan Rign Whales
because we have hunted them for their flesh and the oil we could get from their blubber.
humans listen to their sounds but they still don't know how to interact with humpback whales, but sometimes researchers put tags on the whales, so they can track the whales' movements, and also people in the 16oo's, 1700's, and 1800's hunted whales for their fat to burn for oil for lamps.
Humpback whales are called Humpbacks for short.
yes because their their the same
There is no specific Australian slang for humpback whales.
I was the one who ask the question.
no, it is not...
Humpback whales don't usually attack other species of whales. Killer Whales are the only whales known to do that.
Their population number is between 34,000 and 52,000 Humpback Whales.
Humpback whales range in length from 39 to 52 feet.
Group of killer whales release air bubbles around school of fish creating a sort of barrier(net) and hunt them at ease