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Humphrey the Whale is a humpback whale which twice deviated from his Mexico to Alaska migration by entering San Francisco Bay.〔Wendy Tokuda, ''Humphrey the lost whale'', Heian Intl Publishing Company, 1992 ISBN 0-89346-346-9〕〔Ernest Callenbach and Christine Leefeldt, ''Humphrey the Wayward Whale'', ISBN 0-930588-23-1〕 This behavior is unusual for a humpback whale, and Humphrey attracted wide media attention when entering the bay in both 1985 and 1990. Both of his bay incursions resulted in rescue by the Marine Mammal Center, based in Marin County, California, assisted by the United States Coast Guard and hundreds of other volunteers. The last sighting of Humphrey was in the vicinity of the Farallon Islands in 1991. ==Description== (詳細はmammal which belongs to the baleen whale suborder. An adult usually ranges between long and weighs approximately , or 36 tonnes (40 short tons).〔Phil Clapham, ''Humpback Whale'', pp 589–592 in the ''Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals'' ISBN 0-12-551340-2〕 It is well known for its breaching, its unusually long front fins, and its complex whale song.〔'' National Audubon Society Guide to Marine Mammals of the World'' Reeves, Stewart, Clapham and Powell. ISBN 0-375-41141-0〕 The humpback whale lives in oceans and seas around the world. Humpback whales have by a stocky body with well defined humps and black upper elements. The head and lower jaw are covered with knobs called tubercles, which are actually hair follicles and are characteristic of the species. The tail flukes, which are lifted high in the dive sequence, have wavy rear edges. Individual humpbacks have unique patterns on their long black and white tail fin and pectoral fins which allow scientists to positively identify them. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Humphrey the Whale」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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