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Humpback Whales The Basics Grade 4 Unit 4
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Topics in this Presentation Humpback Classification Humpback Identification (features) Humpback Behaviors Threats to Humpbacks
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What is a humpback whale? Class: Mammal (just like us!) –Warm-blooded –Produce milk –Have hair –Give birth to live young –Breathe air
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Order: Cetacea whales, dolphins, and porpoises What is a humpback whale?
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Suborder: Mysticete baleen instead of teeth What is a humpback whale?
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Suborder: Mysticete two nares (nostrils) What is a humpback whale?
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Family: Balaenopteridae rorqual whale pleats What is a humpback whale?
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Megaptera novaeangliae What is a humpback whale?
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Humpback Whale Identification dark back light or dark belly
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Humpback Whale Identification extremely long pectoral flippers
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Humpback Whale Identification hump in front of dorsal fin
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Humpback Whale Identification rostrum
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Humpback Whale Identification tubercles on head and lower jaw
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Humpback Whale Identification pleats
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Humpback Whale Identification 40 – 50 feet long! 40 – 50 tons!
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Humpback Whale Identification flukes with black and white patterns
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Humpback Whale Identification Let’s Review… Length: 40-50 feet long
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Humpback Whale Identification Let’s Review… Adult Weight: 40-50 tons
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Humpback Whale Identification Let’s Review… pectoral flippers
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Humpback Whale Identification Let’s Review… rostrum
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Humpback Whale Identification Let’s Review… pleats
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Humpback Whale Identification Let’s Review… dorsal fin
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Humpback Whale Identification Let’s Review… fluke
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Humpbacks are Worldwide
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Humpbacks are Migratory
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Humpback Whale Migration
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Humpbacks Sing only males stationary or moving during mating season complex songs 10-20 minutes long –sung for hours at a time
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Humpbacks are Acrobatic
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Humpback Behaviors breach tail slap headrise/ spyhop fluke up peduncle throw pec slap
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Humpback Behaviors head lunge lunge feeding linear bubble trail mom/calf interactions bubble net
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Humpbacks are Endangered Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
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Threats to Humpbacks killer whales sharks * humans *
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