Where do Humpback Whales Live?

Humpback Whales Distribution

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are found in all major oceans and seas around the world.

Humpback whales live in both hemispheres making them to cross over the other side of the world during the feeding and breeding seasons. They migrate over 25,000 kilometers each year.

Their continuos migration, make that humpback whales in both hemispheres travel from polar waters to tropical and subtropical waters around the world.

After recovering from an historic low population, the humpback whales are considered by the IUCN red list as “Least Concern”

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