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  2. Humpback whale - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 January 2025. Large baleen whale species Humpback whale Temporal range: 7.2–0 Ma Pre๊ž’ ๊ž’ O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Miocene – Recent Size compared to an average human Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) CITES Appendix I (CITES) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom ...

  3. List of examples of convergent evolution - Wikipedia

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    The Australian honey possums acquired a long tongue for taking nectar from flowers, a structure similar to that of butterflies, some moths, and hummingbirds, and used to accomplish the same task. [15] Marsupial sugar glider and squirrel glider of Australia are like the placental flying squirrel.

  4. Marine mammal - Wikipedia

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    A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) A leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx). Marine mammals are mammals that rely on marine (saltwater) ecosystems for their existence. They include animals such as cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises), pinnipeds (seals, sea lions and walruses), sirenians (manatees and dugongs), sea otters and polar bears.

  5. Bubble-net feeding - Wikipedia

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    Bubble-net feeding is a cooperative feeding method used by groups of humpback whales. This behavior is not instinctual, it is learned; not every population of humpbacks knows how to bubble net feed. [4] Humpback whales use vocalizations to coordinate and efficiently execute the bubble net so they all can feed. [4]

  6. Delta and Dawn - Wikipedia

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    Delta and Dawn, also known as the Delta whales, are two humpback whales, a mother and her calf, who entered San Francisco Bay in early May 2007. They swam up the Sacramento River approximately 90 nautical miles (170 km) upstream from the Golden Gate , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] about 20 miles (32 km) further inland than Humphrey the Whale had gone two decades ...

  7. Male humpback whale makes record-breaking migration - AOL

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    A male humpback whale has made an extraordinary journey from South America to Africa — traveling more than 13,046 kilometers (8,106 miles) — the longest migration recorded for a single whale ...

  8. Two Male Humpback Whales Caught 'Mating' for the First Time - AOL

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    A pair of Humpback whales were photographed mating for the first time ever recently. Both were males. ... The pictures were taken by two photographers in 2022 off the coast of Hawaii in a private ...

  9. Evidence of common descent - Wikipedia

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    Remnant stamens on female flowers of Fragaria virginiana; [78] all species in the genus Schiedea; [79] and on Penstemon centranthifolius, P. rostriflorus, P. ellipticus, and P. palmeri. [80] Vestigial anthers on Nemophila menziesii. [81] Figure 2b: Skeleton of a baleen whale with the hind limb and pelvic bone structure circled in red. This bone ...