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WHALES AND DOLPHINS

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About The Humpback Whale

[megaptera novaeangliae]

This rare mysticete of the Balaenopteridae family is fondly admired for it's acrobatic motion and haunting mating song and is protected by international law.

The Humpback differs from other rorquals in that there is an absence of any ridge running down the middle of it's enormous head. The Humpbacks scalloped flippers are one third the size of it's body and the butterfly flukes of the tail measure approximately eighteen foot long. There are up to 800 baleen plates in the Humpback's upper jaw which are used to gather up to 1.5 ton of fresh krill or fish daily.

More Facts About The Humpback Whale

(by Hayden aged 8)

The length of a Male is about 17.5m (58 ft). The length of a Female is about 15.2 m (50 ft). Humpback Whales mainly feed on schools of fish. The Humpback Whale has two ways of catching the fish. They dive from the surface and rush toward the school of fish. They use a bubble net trap. A bubble net trap is a spiral of bubbles. They make the bubbles with their blowholes.
Humpback Whales live almost everywhere. The reason why they are called Humpback Whales is because of the hump on their back. The Humpback Whale has the longest flippers of all whales.

Please note that although there are claims that the Humpback Whale is called the "North American" Humpback - probably due to the latin reference novaeangliae - translated as New England and referring to North American waters - this claim however is not true. Humpback whales migrate throughout the entire world and there is no evidence that they stake territorial claims and have been known to vary their migration route widely. We are certain that, although the Humpback has travelled throughout the coastal zones of North America (specifically New England), the species have never heard of the country itself.

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It has been several years since Keiko splashed onto the silver screen as the superstar in Warner Bros famous movie, 'Free Willy'. Now he's in the hearts and minds of whale-lovers. People from all age groups and nationalities know and love Keiko. In this mere half decade Keiko has defeated the odds in a series of moves to make him the first captive orca ever to be released back into the wild.

 

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WHALE & DOLPHIN

SIGHTINGS

Listing of Species & Location

Humpback Whales

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Dampier Archipelago, Point Quobba at Shark Bay, Ningaloo Marine Park, Albany

NEW SOUTH WALES
Cape Byron at Byron Bay, Korogoro Point at Hat Head National Park, Camden Head at Camden Haven, Coffs Harbour, Wollongong

QUEENSLAND
Hervey Bay, Point Lookout on Stradbroke Island, the waters between the Great Barrier Reef and the coast, Whitsunday Islands

TASMANIA
From the east coast, occasionally

Southern Right Whales

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Cape Leeuwin and bays along the south coast, including Twilight Cove and Bremer Bay, Albany

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney Harbour area, Eden/south coast area, Merimbula, Bermagui South Australia

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Cliffs of the Great Australian Bight, Victor Harbour, Wilsons Bluff at Eucla (near the South Australian/Western Australian border), Merdayerrah Sandpatch east of Eucla, south coast of Kangaroo Island

TASMANIA
D'Entrecasteaux Channel; Storm Bay, and generally along the east coast

VICTORIA
Otway coast, including Warrnambool; Port Fairy and Portland Bay

Bottlenose Dolphins

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Monkey Mia at Shark Bay, Bunbury

VICTORIA
Port Phillip Bay

QUEENSLAND
Moreton Bay (Tangalooma, on Moreton Island)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Jervis Bay

 



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Surfing Whales by Jim A. Merickel   ecology.guide@miningco.com


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