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CRESLI humpback whale page
Amazon Store Speakers Bureau Sighting report Volunteering Weather Search WWW Search www.cresli.org Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae The humpback whale is regularly found in the New York Bight but its abundance fluctuates widely ... of the Great South Channel For digital video of humpback whales during our Great South Channel trips click here. For humpback whale photo's and ID's, click here Status ...
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The Marine Mammal Center
PIER 39 Whales, Dolphins & Porpoises - CetaceansHumpback Whale HUMPBACK WHALE Megaptera novaeangliae meaning of scientific name: large-winged of New England DESCRIPTION: The humpback whale was given its common name because of the shape of its dorsal (back) fin and the way it looks when the animal is diving. Its scientific name, Megaptera ...
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Humpback Whale
Humpback Whale Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Endangered Distinguished by its short, stout body and long, curved flippers which are often a ... .5 m and of females 14.6 m. The average weight is 30 tons. The humpback is often observed throwing itself out of the water in gigantic somersaults and crashing back ...
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San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Whale
Conservation status: 11 species are endangered, including blue whale, sperm whale Physeter catodon, and humpback whale Magaptera novaeangliae. Fun facts • Killer whales Orcinus orca are part ... 13 species of baleen whales, including the gray whale Eschrichtius robustus, blue whale Balaenoptera musculus, and humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae. Baleen whales are much larger than most toothed ...
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OMI: Social Sound Vocalizations for Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) Relationship of Social Vocalizations to Pod Size, Composition and Behavior in the Hawaiian Humpback Whale There is a paucity of published data on social vocalizations for humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae ...
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Ocean Alliance - WHALE GALLERY
WHALE GALLERY Photo: Iain Kerr Humpback Whale - Megaptera novaeangliae Whales sometimes lauch themselves into the air head first and fallback into the water with a splash. This behavior is termed breaching. Humpback Whales have been known to breach over 200 times in a single display, both at their feeding grounds and breeding grounds. << Back > Home > Whale Conservation ...
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Ocean Alliance - WHALE GALLERY
Ocean Alliance - WHALE GALLERY Photo: Iain Kerr Humpback Whale - Megaptera novaeangliae When whales dive they often left their tails into the air to help them thrust their bodies into a more steeply angled descent. This is called 'fluking'. << Back > Home > Whale ...
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Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies | Whale Rescue | Scar-Based Study of Entanglement Rates
Since 1997, PCCS has monitored the caudal peduncle of free-ranging humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, for evidence of entanglement-related scarring. Photographs of the caudal peduncle are obtained while parallel to the whale and slightly ...
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Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies | Humpback Whales | Introduction
Guides 2008 Sightings | 2007 Sightings | 2006 Sightings | 2005 Sightings | 2004 Sightings Introduction Humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, may be the most unique of the rorqual whales (baleen whales with ... , through physical battles and perform whale song (long, complex vocalizations created only by male humpback whales, usually on the breeding grounds). Whale song is still poorly understood: ...
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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) - Office of Protected Resources - NOAA Fisheries
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) - Office of Protected Resources - NOAA Fisheries ... Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Photo: NOAA Status ESA Endangered - throughout its range MMPA Depleted - throughout its range Taxonomy Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Cetacea Family: Balaenopteridae Genus: Megaptera Species: novaeangliae ...
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