Meet the humpback whale

Male humpbacks sing complex songs lasting up to 20 minutes, and whole populations learn new versions from each other.

🏡 All the world's oceans, migrating between polar feeding grounds and tropical breeding grounds.🍽️ Krill and small fish, caught using bubble nets.⏳ 80–90 years.🛡️ Once hunted to near extinction, humpbacks have recovered strongly since whaling bans.

Friends and family

Whales cooperate to blow spiral bubble nets that trap fish.

Calves whisper to their mothers to avoid attracting predators.

How they talk

Songs, moans and trumpets that travel enormous distances underwater.

How clever are they?

Humpbacks invent new hunting techniques and spread them to others.

What they feel

Humpbacks have been filmed protecting seals and other animals from orcas — scientists still debate why.

Superpower: Song culture

Every year the whole population learns a brand new song together.

🤓 Did you know?

Humpback songs change every year and spread across oceans.
Whale calves 'whisper' to their mothers.
Why humpbacks sometimes protect other species is still being studied.scientists are still studying this