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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 January 2025. Large baleen whale species Humpback whale Temporal range: 7.2–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Miocene – Recent Size compared to an average human Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) CITES Appendix I (CITES) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom ...
As the whales swim up to the surface to feed they can hold up to 15,000 gallons of sea water in their mouths. [citation needed] Humpback whales have 14 to 35 throat grooves that run from the top of the chin all the way down to the navel. [3] These grooves allow the mouth to expand. [3]
Original – Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with calf off Moʻorea, French Polynesia Reason High quality large image. Illustrates article well with high EV. FP on Commons. I put it in the infobox but another user reverted my edit. I don’t like the current infobox image. Articles in which this image appears Humpback whale FP category ...
A several-ton humpback whale broke through the surface and leaped into the sky, like a Pacific Life insurance commercial, scattering adjacent seabirds while opening its massive mouth to consume ...
Pictures released by a conservation group show a young humpback whale breaching in front of the Space Needle as it visited the waters off Seattle last week, capturing a rare display of wildlife ...
A research flight south of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket spotted seven different types of whales in unusually high numbers last month. Humpbacks, orcas, right whales: Unusual whale sightings ...
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A humpback whale crossed multiple oceans for a massive migration that covered more than 8,000 miles, according to a new study. Humpback whale makes one of the longest migrations ever recorded Skip ...