HUMPBACK WHALE

A male humpback whale looking to mate is called a singer. When a group of singers threatens this mother and her calf, she will do whatever it takes to protect her calf.

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae): a species of baleen whale. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Mammalia Order: | Cetacea Family: | Balaenopteridae Genus: | Megaptera Species: | novaeangliae Size and Weight: Humpback whales weigh up to about 40 tons and can reach up ...

A filmmaker investigates his traumatic encounter with a 30-ton humpback whale that breached and almost landed on him while he was kayaking. What he discovers raises far bigger questions about humans’ relationship with whales and their future.