Humpback Whale

The humpback whale is one of the four species of baleen whales occurring in Indian waters.
Characteristic baleen plates and paired blowholes help distinguish baleen whales from toothed whales.
These whales strain huge volumes of ocean water through their baleen plates to capture food
Humpback Whales migrate annually from the summer feeding grounds near the poles to warmer winter breeding waters closer to the Equator.
They are found near coastlines, feeding on tiny shrimp-like krill, plankton, and small fish.
The Arabian Sea humpback whales are the only sedentary whales in the world, feeding and breeding in the same area.
Researchers from the Environment Society of Oman have tagged a female humpback whale named “Luban” to track its movement via satellite.
It started its journey from Oman, heading towards the east and reached off the coast of Goa after two months.
Even though the IUCN Red List categorises humpback whales as of ‘least concern, it recognised the distinct Arabian Sea population as ‘endangered’ in 2008.

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