Mammals · Artiodactyla · Balaenopteridae
Megaptera novaeangliae
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It is famous for its complex "songs", structured sequences of sound that can last from 4 to 33 minutes and that males repeat for hours on end.
Weight
25 t – 40 t
Size
11 m – 17 m
Life expectancy
45 years
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Activity
Irregular activity
Active at irregular times, by day or night depending on circumstances.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
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Sources consulted: Wikipedia (Humpback whale); PMC (chromosome-level reference genome study); Alaska Department of Fish and Game; CRRU Cetacean Fact Files; NOAA Fisheries; Mingan Island Cetacean Study; Hawaii Marine Animal Response
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 20 of 149.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Humpback Whale — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
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The pins mark the parks and dive sites where its presence is documented.
