Humpback Whale
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| Mass | 30,000 kg (Adult) |
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| Lifespan | 45 – 50 years |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Length | Female: 15 – 16 m (Adult), Male: 13 – 14 m (Adult) |
| Did you know | Humpback whales were once heavily exploited through commercial whaling. |
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| ID | 533267 |
About Humpback Whale
The humpback whale is a species of baleen whale. One of the larger rorqual species, adults range in length from 12–16 m and weigh around 25–30 metric tons. The humpback has a distinctive body shape, with long pectoral fins and a knobbly head.
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Humpback whale spotted in river Thames found dead
swim with A Humpback Whale seen in the Thames over the weekend has died.
The mammal was discovered motionless in the afternoon on the mudflats along the River Thames at Greenhithe on Tuesday.
Sam Lipman, who said of The British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR), the Death was "not entirely unexpected".
BDMLR, said The Whale is seen surfacing from Greenhithe on Sunday was "definitely a Humpback Whale ," and was probably lost, but do not appear to be in any distress.
"It's really sad, a Humpback Whale , such as these, deceased," Ms. Lipman said.
"How were The Days , we were to see, to see more photos of his condition, we were about to start, that maybe, it was in The Greatest of health.
"I think we had not expected this to happen so quickly, and we were hoping it was not going to happen, at all," she added.
The Humpback Whale lying motionless on mudflatsThe BDMLR had said, the creature, which probably came because of a navigation error, which may be during the recent high spring tides.
A year ago, "Benny beluga" spent.
Richard Banner saw The Whale emerge during the journey on the River Thames on SaturdayOn Sunday, a group of subjects is observed, the mammal surfacing repeatedly over a three-hour period.
A Port of London Authority (PLA) spokesman said the people had seen them, had estimated that it was five or 10 metres in length.
"Benny beluga" has been regularly seen in the Thames at the end of last year,Postings on Social Media , the grief, the Humpback Whale and the Death .
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Source of news: bbc.com
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