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Humpback Whales

The humpback whale is one of the most well-known whale types. They are known for their stocky bodies with obvious humps and black dorsal coloring. They are found in every ocean in the world. Everything about features, diet, and more are found in this category.

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What are the top10 biggest whales?

In order of largest to smallest

Blue whale

Fin whale

Sperm whale

Bowhead whale

Sei Whale

North Pacific Right Whale

Southern Right whale

North Atlantic Right whale

Bryde's whale

Gray whale

How many humpback whales are left in the world?

It is estimated that there are over 10,000-15,000 humpback whales world-wide. Humpback whales are an endangered species.

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How many meters long is a humpback whale?

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

How did the humpback whale get his name?

The humpback whale has a dorsal fin on it's back towards it's tail. The dorsal fin often has a bump (or hump), thus the name of the humpback whale.

How are humpback whales and mushrooms alike?

Both Humpback whales and mushrooms are heterotrophic. A heterotroph is an organism that cannot fix carbon from inorganic sources (such as carbon dioxide) but uses organic carbon for growth (Fungi decompose organic matter, whales eat krill).

Can a Humpback whale survive in Lake Michigan?

No, Humpback whales need saltwater to live, and Lake Michigan is a freshwater lake.

Humpback whales primarily feed on krill (saltwater shrimps) and small, schooling (saltwater) fishes. While they may migrate 16,000 miles EACH year, they go where the food is, in summer. Then they live off of their fat reserves all winter long.

What is the gestation period of a humpback whale?

The gestation period is around 10 to 12 months. Females typically give birth to one calf every two to three years at the start of winter. The new born is 2.5 metric tons heavy and is around 7 meters long at birth. He drinks nearly 400 liters of milk every day and gains around 100 kilos of weight almost every day when he grows.

Who would win in a fight between a humpback whale and a shark?

a shark would as all a humpback whale can do is use its tail as a diffance mechanism.

great whites have attack a humpbacks young despite the tail waps

What is a whale predators?

Blue whales only preditor [other then humen] is a killer whale

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How do humpback whales catch their prey?

Humpback whales (like all baleen whales) are seasonal feeders and carnivores that filter feed tiny crustaceans (krill - mainly Euphausia superba, copepods, etc.), plankton, and small fish (including herring, mackerel, capelin, and sandeel) from the water. They are gulpers (not skimmers), filter feeders that alternatively swim then gulp a mouthful of plankton or fish. Concentrated masses of prey are preferable for this method of feeding. An average-sized humpback whale will eat 4,400-5,500 pounds (2000-2500 kg) of plankton, krill and small, schooling fish each day during the feeding season in cold waters (about 120 days). They eat twice a day.

Humpbacks cooperate in hunting and have developed a method of rounding up highly concentrated masses of prey that is called bubble-net feeding. The hunting members of a pod form a circle 10-100 feet (3.1-31 m) across and about 50 feet (15 m) under the water. Then the humpbacks blow a wall of bubbles as they swim to the surface in a spiral path. The cylindrical wall of bubbles makes the trapped krill, plankton, and/or small fish move to the surface of the water in a giant, concentrated mass. The humpbacks then eat a large, hearty meal.

The humpback whale has about 330 pairs of dark gray baleen plates with coarse gray bristles hanging from the jaws. They are about 25 inches (0.6 m) long and 13.5 inches (34 cm) wide.

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How much does a male humpback weigh?

Males tend to be smaller than females. Adults weigh in at one ton per foot! Calves are born the length of mother's head, so they could be anywhere from 10 to 20 feet at birth and weigh 1 to 2 tons, depending on length.

How big is Wales?

it holds 900,000 sheep and each sheep takes up 3 square meters so that is 900,000 times 3 equals 2,700,000 meters squared.

What is a good way to calculate whether or not you can afford a house?

Assuming you aren't paying cash, some mortgage companies use a formula based upon your current earnings (and future potential), often around one third of your gross income. So, if you're making $60,000 per year, your monthly mortgage payment shouldn't be larger than, say, $1,666 dollars (one twelfth of one third of your gross income), at current fixed rates, or at average escalated rates on an adjustable.

Do humpback whales live in a shelter?

No.

Blue whales spend their lives swimming freely in open waters.