Humpback Whales

Humpback tails (flukes) are measured in widths. From median notch (center) to base of tail is usually about 4-5 feet high depending on age of animal. Flukes of adults also depend on age. We see flukes from 7-10 (calves) to over 20' across. Width of tails are about 1/3 the animals' length.

Humpback whales are carnivores that eat tiny crustaceans (krill, superba, copepods, etc.), plankton, and small fish (including herring, mackerel, capelin, and sandeel) from the water. They are gulpers: they swim then gulp a mouthful of plankton or fish. An average-sized humpback whale will eat around 5,000 pounds of plankton, krill and small fish each day during the feeding season in cold waters (about 120 days). They eat twice a day.

Adult Sperm whales are too large to be attacked or killed by any animal. However the killer whale or Orca as they are more commonly known is known to prey upon youngsters and stray calf's. No animal is large enough to attack and kill a full grown sperm whale.

All whales incl humpbacks are warm blooded.

The humpback whale is a beautiful creature. Because of its enormous size, there are very few predators that prey on this whale. One predator would be humans. I hope people don't hunt this magnificent beast but in some parts of the world, I'm sure whale meat is a delicacy. Now I'm not sure about this one but, I do know that giant squid have been known to attack sperm whales. They might also try for a bite of humpback whale. Like I said, not much can hunt the humpback whale. The babies are more at risk because they are smaller. An unsuspecting baby could wander from its mom and get eaten by killer whales, sharks, humans and other predators.

Debris and Land Run-off can affect dolphins by making them sick, killing them or getting them stuck in places where humans willl fish for them.

Land Run-off can do the same for whales and any other sea critter too.

also it can get stuck and suffocate them

Dolphins have been effected in many ways as such; when people litter it gets into waterways and the dolphins and other animalschoke or smaller animals like birds get suffocated when the plastic of soda cans gets stuck around their neck. Also many dolphins get shot and killed for their fat or meat by fishermen. These fishermen then sell the meat and make a profit. this hold a major contribution on why dolphins are so endangered

Humpback whales are a charcoal gray color, with a dark bluish hue in some light. They have a white underbelly.

Humpback whales grow to be about 52 feet (16 m) long, weighing 30-50 tons (27-45 tonnes). The females are slightly larger than males, as with all baleen whales. The four-chambered heart of the average humpback whale weighs about 430 pounds (195 kg) - about as much as three average adult human beings. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/species/Humpbackwhale.shtml

The male whale is whaler while the female whale is called whalen

There were only 62 Million left! But now because of Pollution in the Sea (Oil Spills) and Fishing Accidents (FDolphins getting caught in Nets) There are only 1 million left now Today! Which is Appalling!

Blubber is fat. Fat provides insulation to any body. Wales have plenty of fatty blubber that insulates their bodies. With the body insulated, their internal workings are able to maintain a constant temperature as the outside temperature is not an issue.

Yes because they travel in pods they are never away from their family.

Blue Whales are the largest known species of animal ever known to man. Sperm whales are around 20 meters long while blue whales can be around 30 meters long and weigh twice as much as sperm whales.

You can see a whale if you go whale watching, you would probably be able to find a whale watching tour available in most ocean side cities ---- Humpback whales can be found along the west coast of America - California and up as far as Alaska, depending on the time of year. Boat trips run frequently, to allow you to view these magnificent creatures close-up.

Acording to the Janiva Conventions whale endangerment code of conduct, the average whale (or porpus) kills an average of 22 people, and sinks 3 oil tanks in its life time. there are more whales on the earth then people. there are aproximitly 300,000,000 whales on just the Florda coast alone. last year killer whales attact an entire country in africa, they killed and slauterd more then 90% of there populaltion, only using there bare flippers.

Gestation in Sperm Whale females lasts about 14 to 16 months. A sigle calf is produced at the end of gestation. Lactation proceeds for 19 to 42 months, but calves may suckle up to 13 years. Calves can suckle from females other than their mothers. Females generally have birth intervals of three to six years between calf birth.

They will probably have 5 or 6 calves in their lifetime.

Depending on the kind of whale, most of them have blowhole, flukes, flippers, and teeth or baleen. The beluga whale has a melon and a short beak, while others have a hump. Orchas have a dorsal fin.

No. According to research, very young whales usually do not head to breeding grounds, and females not wishing to mate that season will stay in the feeding grounds. Also animals too old, who no longer feel the urge to mate, or perhaps older females no longer going into estrus will not migrate.

Their threats include; entanglement in fishing gear aka bycatch, ship strikes. whale watch harassment, habitat impacts and commercial whaling. Humpback whales are mostly hunted by the Japanese. Every year the aim for around 50 humpbacks.