Lifespan, longevity, and ageing
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Maximum longevity: 95 years (wild)
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- Joao Pedro de Magalhaes
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- de Magalhaes, J. P.
Diet
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herring (Clupea harengus), sand lance (Ammodytes sp.) and other small fish, invertebrates (euphausiids)
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- North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) IUCN (2008) Cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). IUCN (2008) Cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN (2008) Cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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- Mary Kennedy [email]
Distribution
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in all oceans
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- North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) IUCN (2008) Cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). IUCN (2008) Cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN (2008) Cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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- Jacob van der Land [email]
Distribution
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Antarctica/Southern Ocean; East Pacific; Eastern Atlantic Ocean; Indo-West Pacific; Western Atlantic Ocean
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- North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) IUCN (2008) Cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). IUCN (2008) Cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN (2008) Cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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- Mary Kennedy [email]
Habitat
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Inshore on feeding and calving grounds, but high seas in transit between them.
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- North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) IUCN (2008) Cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). IUCN (2008) Cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN (2008) Cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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IUCN Red List Category
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Least Concern (LC)
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- North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) IUCN (2008) Cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). IUCN (2008) Cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN (2008) Cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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IUCN Red List Category
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subpopulation Arabian Sea humpback whale : Endangered (EN)
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IUCN Red List Category
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subpopulation Oceania humpback whale : Endangered (EN)
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Morphology
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Distinguishing characteristics: colour in the northern hemisphere is dark with white belly and on flippers, but southern hemisphere whales have more white. Sensory knobs on head. Lifts tail when diving. Variably curved dorsal fin midback on a hump. "Knuckles" or bumps along tail stock of thin whales. Flippers may reach length of 4.5 m (15'). Individuals recognized by underside of flukes and body scars/markings.
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