Stats

Lifespan

45-50 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Filter Feeder

Activity

Cathemeral

Social

Solitary

Biome

Open ocean

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Swimming

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Speed

Status

Common

About

A migratory baleen whale famed for its acrobatic breaches and the long, complex songs males sing on breeding grounds. Its pectoral flippers are the longest of any cetacean — up to a third of its body length.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn

   A live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Artiodactyla

Family

Balaenopteridae

Genus

Megaptera

Species

Megaptera novaeangliae