The fin whale breached the water three times that means it jumped out of the water then dived back in, kinda like whale dancing. Three times! Fin whales are the second-largest whale in the world blue whales are first. They weight about 80 tons , yet are also one of the fastest whales in the world. They might cover 40 body lengths in a second. To a six-foot person that's mph. This site tries to understand how it feels to move like a fly, a squirrel, a cat, a rhinocerous, or a falcon.
The Atlantic Sailfish is considered by many to be the fastest species of fish over short distances. In a series of speed trials carried out at Long Key Fishing Camp, Florida, one Sailfish took out yards of line in 3 seconds, which is equivalent to a speed of 68 mph. It is important to bear in mind, however, that the fish was leaping while its speed was timed, so this speed does not really represent swimming speed.
Whales are also known to be capable of prodigious speeds. Who could doubt a wide-eyed whaler's estimate of the hair-raising speed of his first 'Nantucket sleighride'? American naturalist Roy Chapman Andrews, writing of the Fin Whale, said it was "the greyhound of the sea This honor seems to fall to the Blue Whale, a creature that has garnered numerous superlatives in the animal kingdom, including the title of 'largest animal that has ever lived'.
The Blue Whale can reach a length of more than feet and weigh upwards of tons; to propel its vast bulk through the seas at 10 knots The Blue Whale has been recorded swimming at speeds up to The Killer Whale is the largest species of dolphin and one of the sea's paramount predators.
Readers of the April issue of National Geographic will recall the extraordinary photos of a pack of Killer Whales attacking a foot Blue Whale. The Blue may not have tried to outswim the Killers, or perhaps the pack-feeding strategies employed by these whales may have tired the Blue before the attack.
Whatever provoked the attack, there can be no doubt that the Killers had caught and attacked the Blue. Killer Whales have also been recorded eating Gray and Minke Whales, seals, porpoises, other dolphins, bony fishes, penguins, sea turtles, and even sharks. The Peregrine Falcon of the shark world, the Shortfin Mako Isurus oxyrinchus is probably the fastest of sharks and one of the speediest creatures in the sea. In the same study which recorded the speeds of the Fin and Blue Whales, the Killer Whale was clocked at only But the table in the study is captioned "maximum speed when alarmed".
Blue and Fin Whales feed on krill and small fishes; they will turn and accelerate away when 'alarmed' by a whaler's catcher boat. But what can alarm a Killer Whale? They virtually ignore boats, communicating an almost pure sense of power and mastery over their element. When travelling, Humpback Whales move at about 5 to 15 km per hour. Humpbacks dive to about m. They can stay underwater for 30 minutes, but on average their dives only last about 15 minutes.
Females reach sexual maturity at 5 years of age; males mature at 7. Males gather into groups in order to fight for dominance. Mating occurs in the tropics during the winter months after the Humpbacks have migrated away from the summer feeding areas. The pregnancy lasts about 11 months. A Humpback calf weighs about kg at birth and is about 3 to 4.
Humpback Whales on average live about 50 years, although there have been indications of much longer lifespans in the species — as much as years in rare cases. The only predators Humpback Whales have faced aside from man are thought to be Killer Whales.
Humpbacks and other whales sing by forcing air through their nasal cavities. While both males and females sing, only the males sing the especially long songs that can typically last for up to 20 minutes, made up of a wide variety of low tones.
Some Humpbacks have been known to sing non-stop for over 24 hours. PLA This Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands cruise delivers you into a landscape of dark rugged rock, pure white snow, and a fantastic variety of wildlife. Come say hello to whales, seals, and thousands of penguins.
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