And in the winter they are very reliable visitors. and Canada, where their food is plentiful. They summer off the west coast of the U.S. Moreover, Hawaii’s humpback whales are predictable. That make it the viewing location of choice for many eco-tourists. Hawaii has excellent facilities to host visitors and a predictably beautiful climate. Of 80,000 humpback whales world-wide, 20,000 live in the North Pacific and of those, some 60% visit Hawaii every year. In the Pacific Ocean alone, there are ten distinct populations: five in the north and five in the south. Although they live in every ocean of the world, they group into separate populations whose members rarely if ever mix.
And there’s no mystery where to find them. – And show a variety of behavior that we do not yet understand.Įarly whalers gave humpback whales their name, in reference to the “humped” appearance of the whale’s back. – Are readily observable in the wild by anyone who visits their geographical area.
– Are large, magnificent marine animals that have struggled back from near-extinction. But because they share other characteristics that make them fascinating to the casual nature-watcher and nature-lover in all of us.īoth humpback whales and green sea turtles: Not because they are friends, or symbiotes, or even spend much time in the same part of the ocean. Science Fact: Humpback whales make a great companion to the Green Sea Turtles in Wednesday’s blog.
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