Species group · Mammals

Whales

WAnimals has 7 species of whale, spread across 3 families (Balaenidae, Balaenopteridae, Eschrichtiidae).

7 species

3 families

166 countries

82 parks

All 7 species of whales on WAnimals

Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.

4 Least Concern3 Endangered

3 species in this group are in a threatened category according to the IUCN.

Recorded in 166 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:

It can weigh up to 150 tonnes and measure over 30 metres long.
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An estimated 10,000 to 25,000 are left worldwide.
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It migrates between polar waters, where it feeds, and temperate or tropical waters, where it breeds.
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It is famous for its complex "songs", which can last from 4 to 33 minutes.
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It makes one of the longest migrations of any mammal, between polar and tropical waters.
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It hunts using lunge-feeding techniques and bubble nets.
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Those patterns let researchers identify particular whales across decades of monitoring.
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It feeds on krill and small copepods through plates of baleen.
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