Humpback Whales

A Few Fun Facts About Humpback Whales

from Pacific Whale Foundation Book

1.  Humpback whales travel 3-5 miles per hour during migration and it takes from 30-60 days to travel between their feeding and breeding areas.

2.  Humpbacks are distant cousins of the hippopotamus.

3.  Humpbacks are between 40-50 feet in length and weigh 40 -50 tons.  Females are generally longer and larger than males.

4.  An adult humpback's tongue weighs more than 1 ton.

5.  Air comes out of the blowhole at nearly 300 miles per hour.

6.  Humpbacks can live over 50 years.

7.  Humpback whales have no functional teeth.

8.  Humpback whales do not eat while in Hawaii, but while feeding in Alaska they eat more than a ton of food per day.