• Video
  • Map
  • Words

Meet the humpback whale

Learn some fascinating facts about one of the largest animals on Earth – the humpback whale!
01:35 200 Likes 15969 Views
Autoplay on
Like
Favourite

Meet the humpback whale

Play again

Links


Activities

Pectoral fin

 

The pair of fins on each side, just behind a fish's head. Pectoral fins help to control an animals direction while moving in the water.

Kilogram

 

A standard measurement of weight that is equal to a cubic decimeter of water. A 1litre bottle of fizzy drink weighs about as much as a kilogram. A watermelon or pineapple also weighs about as much. The short form of writing kilogram is kg.

Mammal

 

An animal (such as a human) that grows fur or hair from out of its skin. The females provide milk to feed their young who are usually born live.

Kilometre

 

A unit of length that is equal to 1000 metres. It would take an adult about 10 minutes to walk one whole kilometre.

Migration

 

When an animal, such as a bird or turtle moves from one area or habitat to another at different times of year (depending on the seasons).

Click for more words!
Learn to Draw
Interviews with Experts
Hauraki Gulf
YOE adventures
Riley can't find the ocean here!
Sea of Hope
SeaLegacy's Sea of Hope episode
Can you tell the future?
Riley meets some citizen scientists!
Most amazing petrel fact?
Little blue penguin eggs
Fish Dad jokes #2
Fish Dad jokes #1
Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
Which dolphin has the biggest teeth?
Is this a sea hedgehog?
Riley finds some massive clams!
Where do most living things live?
Learn to Draw - Short-finned Eel
Learn to Draw - Hutton's Shearwater
How long do Māui dolphins live for?
Ways to use less plastic
What is a gulf?
Whales can’t tell the difference between ...?
How much oxygen do sea plants produce?
Stingray Dad jokes
Crab Dad jokes
Riley goes whale watching
Hope Stories - Experiencing Marine Reserves
Learn to Draw - Manta Ray
What is a marine pest?
If you were a turtle, would you rather ...
Learn to Draw - Sperm Whale
The incredible Hauraki Gulf
Learn to Draw - Great White
Pāua
What is a slow down zone?
Name the smallest penguin?
Kelp, help!
What's so special about turtle shells?
Learn to Draw - Māui Dolphin
Shark Dad jokes
How do you clean a dirty ocean?
Rimurapa
How do we stop spreading marine pests
What are threats to seabirds?
National Geographic legends
Riley confronts a big fear
Where do most living things live?
How many marine reserves?
What’s a twitcher?