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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 ...
English: Young humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sings in the water of Vava'u islands, Tonga. Other languages Čeština: Mladý keporkak ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) "zpívá" ve vodách Tichého oceánu u soustroví Vava'u , stát Tonga .
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.
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.
Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae LC [23] Subfamily: Balaenopterinae. Genus: Balaenoptera. Common minke whale, B. acutorostrata LC [24] Omura's whale, Balaenoptera omurai DD; Eden's whale, Balaenoptera edeni DD; Northern blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus CR [23] Suborder: Odontoceti (toothed whales) Superfamily: Platanistoidea. Family ...
It follows two researchers of humpback whales who study their communication and how it evolves across oceans and continents. It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 16, 2021. It was released on June 25, 2021, by Apple TV+ .
Humphrey the Whale is a humpback whale that twice deviated from his Mexico to Alaska migration by entering San Francisco Bay. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This behavior is unusual for a humpback whale, and Humphrey attracted wide media attention when entering the bay in both 1985 and 1990.
Mister Splashy Pants, or Mr Splashypants, is a humpback whale in the South Pacific Ocean.It is being tracked with a satellite tag by Greenpeace as a part of its Great Whale Trail Expedition, [1] which was working to raise awareness about whales threatened by the Japanese Fisheries Agency's hunting of 50 humpback whales annually.