Adult humpback whales are usually between 12 to 16 meters in length. That is approximately 40 to 50 feet in length. They also weigh approximately 36000 kilograms or 79000 pounds. They are one of the large species of Whales.
No, humpback whales only eat plankton and occasionally small fish. They have baleen instead of teeth so they wouldn't be able to bite at the whale shark. Whale sharks also eat plankton and sometimes small fish.
Answer updated November 9th, 2011:
The IUCN has the Humpback whale listed as "Least Concern".
However(!) They HAVE been protected by decree of the International Whaling Commission since 1966.
For years researchers believed 600' to be their limit. Several years ago, competing males in Hawaii dove to 800'! We are certain that NO one knows their limit. We only know what they have shown us.
People used to kill whales for their blubber, which was used in many applications, but primarily for lamps before the light bulb was invented.
They were also hunted to much smaller extent for food. The Eskimo still hunt a few for food each year, (although they are not allowed by law to sell any of their whale catch). The Japanese, however, still commercially hunt whales for food.
Definitely yes. Adult Male Sperm Whales can be as long as 20 meters. The average size is around 17 meters and they weigh 40 tonnes or more.
Adult Female Sperm whales are on an average 11 meters long and weigh around 14 tonnes.
A sperm whale is probably 10 times larger and 4 or 5 times heavier than an Elephant.
Bumpy and wrinkly i think. Even though ive never touched one, you can tell bye pictures.
Depends on the type of whale. Humpbacks live about 125 years. Gray whales live 30 to 60 years. Blue whales live between 80-90 years. Fin whales about 85 years. Minke whales 40-50 years. The sperm whale about 75 years.
Most whales live to be 50 years.
whales can live to be many different ages.most live to be more than 50 years old.
Some Blue Whales have been known to live as long as 80 years. It is believed that they probably live much longer, but there are no accurate records going back beyond the 1920's.
It depends on the species, but most live to around 30-50 years. There are two big exception, though. Killer whale females can get significantly older. A good example of this is J2, a wild killer whale female. She's born in 1911. which makes her almost 100 years at the time writing! The Bowhead whale is the longest living mammal on the planet. One animal was caught, healthy and all, and was estimated to be a little over 210 years old at the time of capture! They established this number by conducting tests on the chemicals in the whale's eye.
The average whale lives to be around 100-150 years old. Of course only if it is lucky enough to live that long. Whales go through huge battles for food or for females during mating season so they can get wounded easily which sometimes leads to a shorter life.
Bubble nets are something that humpback whales are famous for. They create a circle of bubbles around a school of fish, the fish get confused and don't swim out of the net of bubbles, and the whales eat them up!
Humpback whales are also famous for producing the most sophisticated 'songs'.
They can also do more acrobatic leaps than other whales.
Humpbacks are widespread in almost every ocean in the world. They are found in good numbers in the following oceans.
Adult humpback whales are usually between 12 to 16 meters in length. That is approximately 40 to 50 feet in length. They also weigh approximately 36000 kilograms or 79000 pounds. They are one of the large species of Whales.
Though they are very large, it is not the largest. Blue whale is the largest in the world.
the weight of a hump back whale is 177metric tons
Blue whales are some of the largest creatures on Earth and can weigh in at over 150 tons. It is reported that the average blue whale has 14,000 pounds of blood in its body.
Blue whales - like all whales - are placental mammals. They give live birth and don't lay eggs.
A whale is a mammal meaning that it gives live birth. there are only several mammals on the planet that lay eggs and whales aren't one of them. So no.
No, a blue whale can not lay an egg because whales are mammals and they give live birth like all mammals do such as humans.
The most common reasons for the Humpback Whale's listing on the US Fish and Wildlife Species Endangered List is due to over commerical hunting/fishing, entanglement in fishing nets, collision with ships, distrubance of migration routes by shipping vessels, radar and sonic testing in migration and protected areas, decline in food supply from over fishing or global changes. There are several other factors, such as solid waste dumped at sea, ocean temp. changes, etc, but many researchers can not agree on their actual influence. For more information and details see sites listed below
People used to go whaling or whale hunting, but now that is against the law in most countries.
Because of Hunting. Man has severely affected humpback whale populations by killing them for years. By the 19th century, many nations (USA in particular), were hunting the animal heavily in the Atlantic Ocean, and to a lesser extent in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This widespread hunting sharply reduced whale populations.
It is estimated that during the 20th century, at least 200,000 humpbacks were taken, reducing the global population by over 90%, with North Atlantic populations estimated to have dropped to as low as 700 individuals. To prevent extinction, the International Whaling Commission banned commercial humpback whaling in 1966. By that time the population had been reduced to around 5,000. That ban is still in force
Whales are known for the endless number of moves and activities they make. One of their talents is singing in moaning, rumbling, clicking, squeaking, or whistling tunes. The humpback whale is known for this ability, and the males of this kind can sing a clicking, rumbling sound for more than thirty minutes.
You would need a really big blanket to cover a whale. Here is a link to information about whales.
A whale is covered in a layer of 'blubber', a fat and flesh composite particular to whales, beneath an outer layer of thick, shaggy fur.
Adult Humpback whales are known to have an average lifespan of around 50 to 60 years. For decades man has hunted them extensively and hence we really do not know what their actual life expectancy is. Researchers recently discovered that a whale nearly 200 years old was captured near Alaska