Gentle Giants Of The Deep Ocean …

We had a privilege to witness one of the longest migrations in animal history right here in Brisbane’s Moreton Bay. Humpback Whales travel over 10,000 kilometres on their yearly round migration from their feedings grounds of the cold Antarctic waters to the warm tropical breeding grounds in sunny Queensland.

Of all the great whales, the Humpback is the most inquisitive and playful often leaping clear out of the ocean or slapping the surface with great fins and tail flukes in awesome displays of grace and power. The Humpback Whale is the most surface active displaying behaviour
that will not only inspire you but leave you in awe.

Natarajan From Brisbane , Australia

6 jULY 2014

Humpback Whales have:

Humpback whale tongue

Little or no sense of smell or taste
A very sensitive skin that is easily sunburned
Remarkable eyes with strong muscles that change the hape of the lens so they can see in the air or underwater
Incredible hearing ranging over many kilometres for navigation, communication and finding food
Calls or songs that travel hundreds of kilometres
Pectoral fins that are ten times longer than your arm
Flukes that often feature black and white markings on the underside which can be used to identify individual whales
The longest and most varied sign in the animal kingdom
An average weight of 45 tonnes which is about 1000 children together
An average length of 15 to 17 metres which is about 10 adults lying head to foot
An eye the size of a grapefruit
A belly button
Calves that are fed daily over 400 litres of rich milk which is the consistency of condensed cream
An expelled breath or ‘blow’ that reaches a speed of between 300 – 500 kilometres per hour as it exist through the blowhole