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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 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 ...
The sanctuary encompasses 1,400 square miles (3,600 km 2) in the islands' waters.It was designated by United States Congress on November 4, 1992, as a National Marine Sanctuary to protect the endangered North Pacific humpback whale and its habitat [2] The sanctuary promotes management, research, education and long-term monitoring.
Original – Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf off Moʻorea, French Polynesia Reason High quality large image. Illustrates article well with high EV. FP on Commons. Articles in which this image appears Humpback whale FP category for this image Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals Creator Charlesjsharp
Some species, such as the humpback whale, communicate using melodic sounds, known as whale song. These sounds may be extremely loud, depending on the species. Humpback whales only have been heard making clicks, while toothed whales use sonar that may generate up to 20,000 watts of sound (+73 dBm or +43 dBw) [55] and be heard for many miles.
Migaloo jumping photographed by Jonas Liebschner onboard Whale Watching Sydney Part of a Song by Migaloo recorded in 1998. Migaloo ("whitefella" in some Aboriginal languages) is an all-white humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) that was first sighted on the 28 June 1991 at the Australian east coast near Byron Bay. [1]
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 ...
Individual humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Pages in category "Individual humpback whales" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Roger Searle Payne (January 29, 1935 – June 10, 2023) was an American biologist and environmentalist famous for his 1967 discovery (with Scott McVay) of whale song among humpback whales. Payne later became an important figure in the worldwide campaign to end commercial whaling .