Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
A singing traveler with wings and bubble-made fishing nets.
Humpback whales migrate thousands of miles between feeding and breeding waters. They are acrobatic baleen whales whose songs, breaches, and extra-long flippers make them ocean standouts.
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Creature passport
- Home
- They live in every ocean and migrate between cold feeding grounds and warmer nurseries.
- Favorite foods
- They gulp krill and small schooling fishes, filtering food through baleen.
- Size check
- Up to about 60 ft (18 m) and 40 tons—city-bus length
Tell-your-friends facts
Four wonderfully wild things
- 1
Their pectoral flippers can reach about one-third of the whale's body length.
- 2
Males sing long, changing song patterns during breeding season.
- 3
The bumps on a humpback's head contain sensory hairs.
- 4
Scientists identify individuals using the unique markings under their tail flukes.
Ocean superpower
Built to be amazing
Some humpbacks blow spirals of bubbles that crowd fish into a gulpable bundle.
Junior scientist tip
What should I look for?
Watch for knobby head bumps, very long white-edged flippers, and a humped dive.
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