False Killer Whale

 
 

¡@¡@Humpback whales are large and stocky with a black dorsal coloring and knobs called tubercles covering the jaw. Their main feature is the extremely long pectoral fins; when they dive, the tail fin appears above the surface with an obvious hump on the back, hence the name humpback whale.
¡@¡@ Humpback whales have been found to make a range of sounds, known as the most beautiful singers in the ocean.


English Name:

Humpback Whale

Scientific Name:

Megaptera novaeangliae

Length:

16 ¡V 17m maximum at adulthood, female slightly longer, 4 ¡V 4.6m at birth.

Weight:

40 ton maximum at adulthood, 680kg at birth.

 
 
 
 
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