General Characteristics

Head to body length - 57 feet (17.5 meters)

Tail length -  18 feet (5.5 m)

Height : 18-20 feet

Weight : 10.5 tons (10,670 kg)

Fin size : 12 - 15 feet 

Description

This whale is black with white patches on the flippers, bottom surface of the tail flukes and body; it is identified by this unique back and white pattern. The head is flattened and the flippers are the biggest of any species 

Range - Humpback Whales are found worldwide in all major Oceans.

Habitat - They live primarily in coastal and continental self waters.

Diet -   It eats  some seamounts, krill, and schooling fish.

Status - There used to be 125,000 Humpback whales. Now because of whaling, the whale population has drastically reduced. Today there are only 5,000 - 7,500 remaining in the wild.

Reason for the status -  This is because of people hunting them in small numbers by isolated original fisheries and many more die from entanglement in fishing gear. 

What type of animal is it - Carnivore 

Gestation Period  : 12 months

Longevity -  95 years