5500 x 3505 px | 46,6 x 29,7 cm | 18,3 x 11,7 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
2010
Ubicazione:
Coastal Queensland Australia
Altre informazioni:
Humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, are baleen whales and are marine mammals. Humpback whales live at the surface of the ocean, and can be found in the open ocean and shallow coastline waters. When not migrating, they prefer shallow waters. They migrate from warm tropical waters where they breed and calve to arctic waters where they eat. Humback Whale may be found in the North Pacific Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, and the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere. Humpback whales grow to about 52 feet (16 m) long, weigh approximately 30-50 tons (27-45 tonnes). With females being slightly larger than males. Humpback whales take long seasonal migrations. They mate and calve in tropical waters during the winter and then travel to cold polar waters during the summer to feed.
