There are several species and sub species of whale. Some of the most well known are the blue whale, fin whale and the humpback whale. Whilst the fin whale species have largest fin length, most whales tend to a have a dorsal fin of some description.
Humpbacks, Fin whales, Bryde's whales and Gray whales, some of which are endangered species
Fin whales have two pectoral fins and a dorsal fin.
No. Blue whales have mated with fin whales.
Yes, fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) are classified as Endangered.
In the summer fin whales migrate to cold waters and in the winter fin whales migrate to warm waters.
the dorsal fin
There are estimated to be 3,000 fin whales off California, Oregon and Washington.
Fin Whales are hunted in Greenland with a limit of 19 per year.Collisions with ships are an additional major cause of Fin Whale mortality.
Fin whales have been listed as endangered since the early 1970s. Fin whales populations in the North Atlantic, however, now number 53,000, close to its historic size.
It is mainly the large Baleen whales including Fin Whales, Minke Whales, Humpback Whales and occasionally even Killer Whales and Long-finned Pilot Whales. As well as whales you will see lots of dolphins, porpoises and seals around Ireland too.
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Yes.