1. Humpback Whales The Basics Grade 4 Unit 4

2. Topics in this Presentation Humpback Classification Humpback Identification (features) Humpback Behaviors Threats to Humpbacks

3. What is a humpback whale? Class: Mammal (just like us!) –Warm-blooded –Produce milk –Have hair –Give birth to live young –Breathe air

4. Order: Cetacea whales, dolphins, and porpoises What is a humpback whale?

5. Suborder: Mysticete baleen instead of teeth What is a humpback whale?

6. Suborder: Mysticete two nares (nostrils) What is a humpback whale?

7. Family: Balaenopteridae rorqual whale pleats What is a humpback whale?

8. Megaptera novaeangliae What is a humpback whale?

9. Humpback Whale Identification dark back light or dark belly

10. Humpback Whale Identification extremely long pectoral flippers

11. Humpback Whale Identification hump in front of dorsal fin

12. Humpback Whale Identification rostrum

13. Humpback Whale Identification tubercles on head and lower jaw

14. Humpback Whale Identification pleats

15. Humpback Whale Identification 40 – 50 feet long! 40 – 50 tons!

16. Humpback Whale Identification flukes with black and white patterns

17. Humpback Whale Identification Let’s Review… Length: 40-50 feet long

18. Humpback Whale Identification Let’s Review… Adult Weight: 40-50 tons

19. Humpback Whale Identification Let’s Review… pectoral flippers

20. Humpback Whale Identification Let’s Review… rostrum

21. Humpback Whale Identification Let’s Review… pleats

22. Humpback Whale Identification Let’s Review… dorsal fin

23. Humpback Whale Identification Let’s Review… fluke

24. Humpbacks are Worldwide

25. Humpbacks are Migratory

27. Humpback Whale Migration

28. Humpbacks Sing only males stationary or moving during mating season complex songs 10-20 minutes long –sung for hours at a time

29. Humpbacks are Acrobatic

30. Humpback Behaviors breach tail slap headrise/ spyhop fluke up peduncle throw pec slap

31. Humpback Behaviors head lunge lunge feeding linear bubble trail mom/calf interactions bubble net

32. Humpbacks are Endangered Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary

33. Threats to Humpbacks killer whales sharks * humans *

34. The End