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Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Washington.January 892, February 781, March 889, April 1,179, May 1,484, June 1,134, July 923, August 891, September 912, October 822, November 722, December 825.
United States213,284
Canada68,618
Washington11,455
Massachusetts8,804
California5,390
Nova Scotia5,316
Maine3,131
Alaska2,797
British Columbia2,557
Quebec2,464

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterChecked by the maintainer

Group and habits

  • Filter feederFeeds by filtering suspended food particles from water.Checked by the maintainer

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderEven-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans · Artiodactyla
FamilyRorquals · Balaenopteridae
GenusHumpback Whales · Megaptera

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