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Humpback Whales: Size, Behaviors, and Migration
Humpbacks are baleen whales growing up to 60 feet and weighing about 50 tons with calves around 15 feet at birth. They sometimes breach and tail-breach while flipper slapping. Males sing repetitive patterned songs. Mainly seen on the East Coast, they also appear on the West Coast. Summer Arctic feeding, winter breeding near Hawaii. some migrate along both coasts. World population today is 10,000 to 15,000. historic estimates reached 500,000.
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