Humpback+Whale+2010



By:Codey



The humpback whale is a baleen whale. This endangered beastie is from 39 to 52 feet and is approximately 79,000 pounds. These aquatic acrobats are usually seen splashing the water with their long, slim fins. Humpback whales live in oceans around the world migrating up to 25,000 kilometers a year. Humpback whales eat only in summer at the arctic, then go to remote tropical areas to give birth in winter. They live on their fat through winter which is mostly krill and small fish. Humpback whales breed every 2 or 3 years changing very slightly. Then they move back to the arctic to resupply their fat. These strange whales are extinct because of whaling. Their population dropped 90% and the decline would have continued except in 1966 a law was passed to stop killing these giants and start helping them. You can help by not polluting waters and making sure not to ram these large obscure animals in aquatic transportation such as boats.