| Humpback Whale |
|
Information
Whales
mate during their winter migration to warm waters and
the gestation period is eleven to twelve months after.
The baby calf is usually two tons in weight and measures
up to thirteen feet in length. The humpback whale was
first hunted in the 1920's. Before that time the humpback
was too massive and fast for fishing ships to catch
them. But the harpoon gun and factory ships allowed
for their hunting.
|
001-003.jpg courtesy US Fish And Wildlife Service
004-012.jpg courtesy National Undersea Research Program
| |
|
| |
