Both the humpback whales and the blue whales are extremely vocal mammals, their beautiful and mysterious songs travel great distances across the ocean; the blue whale, both the Humpback and Blue whales are apart of the class of baleen whale; while, the humpback whale population isn’t having trouble maintaining its numbers, the blue whales, whom, had previously been plagued by poachers, causing them long-term damage to their population.
Both the Humpback Whales and the Blue Whales produce truly unique songs and vocalizations, that create sound waves for miles around. There are theories that the vocalizations are a form of inter-species communication between the intelligent mammals. Only male Humpback Whales sing, and the song is usually heard during the winter mating season, bringing scientists to the assumption that it might be used as a mating call to attract females. Humpback whales may sing for over 24 hours, nonstop. Blue Whale songs usually last for only around two minutes, and have been described as being similar to those of the Humpback Whale.
Humpback and Blue Whales are designated into a class of marine mammals known as baleen whales, they are also known as whalebone whales. They have some key characteristics that distinguish them from the toothed whales. Baleen whales are born with baleen plates instead of teeth. These
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Hunting in the 1900s by people hungry for whale oil drove the species toward extinction. More than 360,000 whale were killed during this period. In 1966 Blue Whales became protected with the International Whaling Commission, still their recovery has been minor. Nevertheless, Humpback Whales have not been effected to this extent. The Humpback Whale population has recovered since its stint on the endangered species list in the 1970s. Today, our whale’s are effected by changes in the environment, including habitat destruction and