• Humpback Whales have at least three different types of barnacles that grow on their body and flippers.
• These whales sing long, complex songs lasting 10-20 minutes with frequencies ranging from 20-9,000 Hertz.
• A Humpback whale's four chambered heart weighs, on average, 430 pounds.
• Humpbacks can eat up to 5,500 pounds of food a day.
• These whales can dive to depths of 700 feet in the ocean.
• Humpbacks can live up to 50 years old.
• For 5-7 months, a humpback whale calf must receive 100 pounds of milk each day.
• Humpbacks travel very slow at speeds of 3 mph to 16 mph.
• Sometimes, a humpback whale can travel 1,000 or more miles a month.
• Humpbacks have the longest flippers of any whale. The are one-third the length of the whale.

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