Are humpback and blue whales the same?

Are humpback and blue whales the same?

Blue Whales are known as the largest animal that exists on earth. Normally the humpback whale has a distinctive body shape, having a longer pectoral fin with a knobbly head. Both the Blue Whale and Humpback Whale are different in size so that they are not matched for each other.

How do you identify a humpback?

Humpback whales are identified by the underside and trailing edge of their tail flukes; each one is different just like a fingerprint. In British Columbia humpbacks are given a letter as part of their identification to categorize their fluke based on color.

How can you tell different whales apart?

What you should note when identifying a whale

1. body length.
2. presence of a dorsal fin.
3. size and position of the dorsal fin.
4. shape and size of flippers.
5. shape of the head and general body shape.
6. presence of a beak.
7. shape of the blow.
8. body colour and patterns.

Why are the southern resident killer whales dying?

There are three main reasons for the decline in Southern Resident Orcas: lack of food, noise pollution, and chemical pollution. Noise pollution from vessels can prevent Southern Resident Orcas from using echolocation to catch prey.

What if there were no orcas?

What would happen if the Orca Whale becomes extinct? If it goes extinct then the population of prey will multiply. Since their main food source is Salmon. There would be more salmon, younger salmon would feed on lots of zoo plankton and small invertebrates, bigger salmon would feed on lots of small fish and krill.

Is it illegal to hunt orcas?

While the United States has not been issued a permit for the taking of a wild orca since 1989, other nations perform hunts in order to capture orcas for display. While there is no law prohibiting the display of orcas, there are laws that govern those facilities that house them.

What does SeaWorld do with dead orcas?

Animal care workers often participate in the procedures and help dispose of the corpses. Dead animals mainly come from SeaWorld rescues of sick or dying wild whales and dolphins that are stranded on beaches or picked up in the hope of nursing them back to health.

Did Tilikum eat dawns arm?

SeaWorld claims that she was pulled into the water by her ponytail. Some witnesses reported seeing Tilikum grab Brancheau by the arm or shoulder. The autopsy report said that Brancheau died from drowning and blunt force trauma.

How did they dispose of Tilikum’s body?

On February 21, 1991, Sealand trainer Keltie Byrne fell into the pool containing all three orcas. She was pulled to the bottom of the enclosure by Tilikum, tossed around among the three orcas, and ultimately drowned. It took Sealand employees two hours to recover her body from the orcas.