The Humpback Whale
The Official Marine Mammal of Hawai'i
Big Babies
Humpback calves are born in January, after an 11 month gestation. The newborns are 11 to 16 feet long and can weigh 3,000 pounds- that's about the size of a small car! A calf is born tail first and must get to the surface of the water immediately for its first breath of air. Mom is always there to help, gently nudging her newborn to the surface. Like all mammals, a humpback calf drinks milk from its mother. And baby whales need a lot of milk. A baby blue whale drinks about 44 gallons of milk each day and gains 7 pounds an hour!Whale Songs
Humpback whales are known for their elaborate songs. Performed by males during the breeding season, whale songs change from year to year.
Humpback Whale Statistics
Length: 43-45 feet.
Weight: 85,000-90,000 pounds (that's as much as 7 elephants).
Print and Fold an Origami Humpback Whale
Difficulty: Easy
Directions (use same directions as for dolphin):
1a. Print and cut out origami and dorsal fin.
1b. Snip end of tale, as illustrated, to red dot.
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2a. Turn origami over. With printed side down, fold along A as illustrated.
2b. Repeat fold along B.
2c. Fold along C.
2d. Fold along D.
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3a. Fold in half, diagonally along F, as illustrated.
3b. Your origami should look like this, with a "tail" flap and a "head" flap.
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4a. Unfold "tail" flap. Take note of the diagonal line, highlighted here in red, on the dolphin/whale's flipper.
4b. Folding "tail" flap first, crease dolphin's flipper along the highlighted line as you fold "head" flap over.
4c. Your origami should now look like this, with the flipper folded as shown.
5a. "Valley" fold origami tip inward along E as illustrated.
5b. Fold dorsal fin in half, along solid line, as illustrated.
6. Fold tail fluke down. Tape/glue dorsal fin into place. Your marine mammal is done!
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