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The humpback whale ( Megaptera novaeangliae) is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species in the genus Megaptera. Adults range in length from 14–17 m (46–56 ft) and weigh up to 40 metric tons (44 short tons). The humpback has a distinctive body shape, with long pectoral fins ...
Sperm whale. The sperm whale or cachalot[ a] ( Physeter macrocephalus) is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. It is the only living member of the genus Physeter and one of three extant species in the sperm whale family, along with the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale of the genus Kogia .
Humpback whales can live upwards of 90 years, can grow up to 60 feet in length and can weigh as much as 40 tons, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
All minke whales are part of the rorquals, a family that includes the humpback whale, the fin whale, the Bryde's whale, the sei whale and the blue whale. The junior synonyms for B. acutorostrata are B. davidsoni (Scammon 1872), B. minimia (Rapp, 1837), and B. rostrata (Fabricius, 1780). There is one synonym for B. bonaerensis – B. huttoni ...
Humpback whale populations, once down by about 95%, have been increasing since a 1985 final moratorium on commercial whaling, according to NOAA. ... The whale's weight and position in a rocky area ...
The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin ( Sousa chinensis) [ 3] is a species of humpback dolphin inhabiting coastal waters of the eastern Indian and western Pacific Oceans. [ 4] This species is often referred to as the Chinese white dolphin in mainland China, Macau, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan as a common name.
February 29, 2024 at 12:00 PM. Photographers have captured two male humpback whales having sex, in what experts say is the first time the species has been documented exhibiting sexual activity of ...
The fin whale ( Balaenoptera physalus ), also known as the finback whale or common rorqual, is a species of baleen whale and the second-longest cetacean after the blue whale . The biggest individual reportedly measured 26 m (85 ft) in length, with a maximum recorded weight of 77 to 81 tonnes. The fin whale's body is long, slender and brownish ...