Around the World in 80 Animals - Humpback Whales

Over the coming months I'm going to be building up a list of all the animals I hope to see during my circumnavigation. This week the spotlight is on The Australia Leg (Leg 4) from Western to Eastern Australia.

Humpback Whales

Fast facts:

Type: Mammal 
Diet: Omnivore (krill, plankton, and small fish)
Length: 48 to 62.5 ft (14.6 to 19 m)
Weight: 40 tons (36 metric tons)
Protection status: Endangered
Group name: Pod

Size relative to a  bus:

Did you know? Humpbacks are powerful swimmers, and they use their massive tail fin, called a fluke, to propel themselves through the water and sometimes completely out of it

Did you know? Females nurse their calves for almost a year