Nadia-The humpback whale

The first thing you should know about me is that I am hugeeee!!!!!
I can grow up to 60 feet long, which is as long as a school bus, and I weigh around 80,000 pounds, about the same as ten elephants.

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Try lifting me… I bet you can’t!

 

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WHAT'S ON THE MENU? 
I may be big, but my food is tiny. I eat krill and small fish, about 3,000 pounds of them every single day. Even though my mouth is massive, my food is very small. Funny, right?

 

 

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MY BIG OCEAN ADVENTURE
To find food, I travel very far, sometimes up to 25,000 kilometers a year.
In the winter, I swim to the cold polar waters to feed, and when it’s time to have my baby, I travel all the way to the warm tropical seas.
That’s because I’m a mammal, just like you. I give birth to live babies called calves. 

No egg laying for me-that's for fish and reptiles, like turtles. 

 

 

 

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MY OCEAN SONGS
I’m not only a great swimmer but also a fantastic singer. The male whales create long, beautiful songs that can be heard 20 miles away. They can sing for about 30 minutes at a time, and sometimes they repeat their songs for hours or even days.
My songs help me communicate, find food, and avoid predators. Only male whales are the true singers, but I still think I sound amazing. 

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-> If your are curious of how I sound, click me

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you live in the UK, you might spot me near the Isle of Mull in Scotland, the Hebrides, or around Cornwall.
Look out for me breaching — that’s when I leap out of the water and make a giant splash.

 

If you’re quick with your camera, take a photo and send it to my ocean friend Xenia. She might share it right here on the website.

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-> Find out more whale species