Humpback Whales The Basics Grade 4 Unit 4
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- Humpback Whales The Basics Grade 4 Unit 4
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- Topics in this Presentation Humpback Classification Humpback Identification (features) Humpback Behaviors Threats to Humpbacks
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- What is a humpback whale? Class: Mammal (just like us!) Warm-blooded Produce milk Have hair Give birth to live young Breathe air
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- Order: Cetacea whales, dolphins, and porpoises What is a humpback whale?
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- Suborder: Mysticete baleen instead of teeth What is a humpback whale?
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- Suborder: Mysticete two nares (nostrils) What is a humpback whale?
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- Family: Balaenopteridae rorqual whale pleats What is a humpback whale?
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- Megaptera novaeangliae What is a humpback whale?
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- Humpback Whale Identification dark back light or dark belly
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- Humpback Whale Identification extremely long pectoral flippers
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- Humpback Whale Identification hump in front of dorsal fin
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- Humpback Whale Identification rostrum
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- Humpback Whale Identification tubercles on head and lower jaw
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- Humpback Whale Identification pleats
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- Humpback Whale Identification 40 50 feet long! 40 50 tons!
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- Humpback Whale Identification flukes with black and white patterns
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- Humpback Whale Identification Lets Review Length: 40-50 feet long
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- Humpback Whale Identification Lets Review Adult Weight: 40-50 tons
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- Humpback Whale Identification Lets Review pectoral flippers
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- Humpback Whale Identification Lets Review rostrum
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- Humpback Whale Identification Lets Review pleats
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- Humpback Whale Identification Lets Review dorsal fin
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- Humpback Whale Identification Lets Review fluke
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- Humpbacks are Worldwide
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- Humpbacks are Migratory
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- Humpback Whale Migration
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- Humpbacks Sing only males stationary or moving during mating season complex songs 10-20 minutes long sung for hours at a time
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- Humpbacks are Acrobatic
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- Humpback Behaviors breach tail slap headrise/ spyhop fluke up peduncle throw pec slap
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- Humpback Behaviors head lunge lunge feeding linear bubble trail mom/calf interactions bubble net
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- Humpbacks are Endangered Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
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- Threats to Humpbacks killer whales sharks * humans *
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- The End
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