humpback

Definitions

Examples

• Fathom also gives an intimate look at what scientists undertake to find humpbacks in the vast ocean.

• Each whale species, from the humpback to the ultra-rare Omura, has a signature sound.

• My wife and I sat there every night of our visit, watching the sunset, the turtles bobbing up for air and the humpbacks breaking the ocean’s surface.

• Some whale-watching organizations have suggested that humpbacks appear to breach more often than other species of whales.

• Some were North Atlantic right whales, others were humpbacks.

• Humpback whales are seasonal migrants found in all of the world's oceans.

• The present population of humpback whales in the North Pacific is estimated to be about 1,000 animals.

• The distribution, movements, abundance, and habitat requirements of humpback whales are not well known.

• Much of the exploitation of humpback whales occurred in the twentieth century, especially during the early 1960's.

• In 1966, the International Whaling Commission imposed a worldwide ban on the taking of humpback whales.