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Definition: Humpback Whale |
Humpback WhaleNoun1. Large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Humpback WhaleSynonym: humpback (n). (additional references) |
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| Megaptera novaeangliae |
Humpbacks are the sole member of the Megaptera genus which is usually classified in its own subfamily (Megapterinae) within the Balaenoptiidae family which contains eight other baleen whales.
This rorqual is an energetic feeder, taking fish and krill. It will hunt fish by direct attack or by stunning them by hitting the water with its flippers or flukes. The most inventive technique is for a group of whales to confine fish within a circle of bubbles before launching an onslaught.
This is one of the easiest large whales to identify. It has a stocky body with an obvious hump and black upperparts. The head and lower jaw are covered with knobs (actually hair follicles). The tail flukes, which are lifted high in the dive sequence, have wavy rear edges.
The long black and white flippers have unique patterns, which enable individual whales to be recognised (in a similar way to the bill markings on Bewick's Swans).
The stubby dorsal fin is visible soon after the blow when the whale surfaces, but has disappeared by the time the flukes emerge. It has a distinctive 3m bushy blow. This whale is famous for its long and complex song.
It is estimated that whaling took 250,000 humpbacks. Today, only about 20,000 remain.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Humpback Whale."
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 | Notice vertical blow of center whale - Humpback whale -Megaptera novaeangliae. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals). |  | Humpback whale -Megaptera novaeangliae - tail. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals). |
 | Humpback whale off Cape Cod Waving good-bye at the end of an idyllic day. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Humpback whale inspecting hydrographic operations in SE Alaska. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Humpback whale feeding - straining water out to trap krill in baleen. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | Humpback whale off Massachusetts coast. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
 | Humpback whale calves are born in wintering waters of the tropics and subtropics . This humpback whale mother and calf will remain virtually inseparable. The calf weans at around ten or eleven months. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |  | Humpback whale is attracted to an ROV, or undersea robot. Megaptera novaeangliae. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |
 | Humpback whale breaching. Credit: Sanctuaries. |  | Humpback whale mother and calf. Credit: Sanctuaries. |
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| Language | Translations for "humpback whale"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | pukkelhval. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | bultrug. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | ryhävalas. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | megaptere (hunchbacked whale), mégaptère, jubatre (hunchbacked whale), jubarte, faux roqual (hunchbacked whale), baleine bosse (hunchbacked whale), \HUW. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Buckelwal. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | μεγαπτεροφάλαινα. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | púpos bálna. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | megattera (hunchbacked whale), balenottera gobba (hunchbacked whale). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 座 鯨 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ざとうくじら. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | umpbackhay alewhay jubarte, baleia de bossas. (various references) yubarta, ballena jorobada. (various references) knölval (humpbacked whale). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Megaptera nodosa, Megaptera novaeangliae, Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski), Megaptera novaengliae. (various references) |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-e-h-h-k-l-m-p-u-w" | |
-4 letters: whaleback. | |
-5 letters: backhaul, clambake, humpback, packable. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)48 75 6D 70 62 61 63 6B 57 68 61 6C 65 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001000 01110101 01101101 01110000 01100010 01100001 01100011 01101011 00100000 01010111 01101000 01100001 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)H u m p b a c k   W h a l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0048 0075 006D 0070 0062 0061 0063 006B 0057 0068 0061 006C 0065 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)428779826867697725774677871 |
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