Humpback Whale Watching Holidays

humpback whale

Humpbacks are renowned for their extraordinary and complex songs. These songs can last for hours and are specific to different populations. Humpbacks have a worldwide distribution with two stocks in the north Atlantic Ocean and two stocks in the north Pacific ocean. The western north Atlantic holds the healthiest population of humpbacks. Humpbacks live in groups of 2-5 individuals and up to 77 years. They weigh 25-30 tonnes.

Humpback whales are classified as Vulnerable by the 2000 IUCN Red List. Global threats include hunting, human disturbance, habitat loss, prey epletion, pollution, entanglement in nets and collisions with vessels. Breeding takes place in tropical waters in the winter, usually once every two years.

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