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How do humpback whales reproduce?

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How do humpback whales reproduce?

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• Sexual maturity After approximately 5 (females) or 7 years (males), and after they have reached a length of approximately 35-40 feet, females as well as males are considered to have reached sexual maturity. Females may mate every 1-3 years after reaching their sexual maturity, according to research. Males will head to breeding grounds to mate, compete, or if you are a young male humpback, just watch and learn. • Gestation period After a gestation period of approximately 12 months, female humpbacks give birth to a whopping baby, 10 – 20 feet in length and weighing 1 – 2 tons, depending on the size of the mother. Calves length is approximately the length of mom’s head, so small moms, little calves, big moms, enormous young. The North Pacific calves are born in warmer waters around Hawaii, Baja California, and off the Bonin Islands of Japan. According to researchers calves are born positively buoyant, which means immediately after birth they will bob to the surface like a cork. • Nursin

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