Humpback Whales

Humpback Whales The hump-back whale removes its name from the distinctive hump in front of the dorsal equip and from the way it raises its back proud above water before diving. They are a part of the order Cetacea. This order is of aquatic mammals and the hump-back belongs to the suborder of the Mysticeti. The Mysticeti are the baleen whales which have three families and several species. The family in which the hump-back belongs is the Balaenopteridae, the true fin backed whale. The thing that separates this genus from the other fin-backed whales is the pectoral fins, which grow in lengths of about 16.4 feet. This Genus is called Megaptera meaning great wing .

there was a controversy over the species name in the tardy nineteenth and early twentieth century. In 1932, Remington Kellogg finally settled the matter with Megatera Novaeangliae. The common English name is the hump- back whale. The hump-back whale lives in both the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. They migr...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com

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