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-'''''[[Terra Nova]]''''' was a whaler and polar expedition ship. She is best known for carrying the 1910 [[Terra Nova Expedition]], [[Robert Falcon Scott]]'s last expedition to the [[South Pole]].
+The '''[[humpback whale]]''' is a species of baleen whale. One of the larger rorqual species, adults range in length from 12–16 m (39–52 ft) and weigh about 36,000 kg (79,000 lb). The humpback has a distinctive body shape, with long pectoral fins and a knobbly head. It is known for breaching and other distinctive surface behaviors, making it popular with whale watchers. Males produce a complex song lasting 10 to 20 minutes, which they repeat for hours at a time. Its purpose is not clear, though it may have a role in mating.
-In 1909, ''Terra Nova'' was bought by Captain Robert Falcon Scott of the Royal Navy for the sum of £12,500, as expedition ship for the [[Terra Nova Expedition]] of 1910. Reinforced from bow to stern with seven feet of oak to protect against the [[Antarctic]] ice pack, she sailed from Cardiff Docks on 15 June 1910 under overall command of Captain Scott. He described her as "a wonderfully fine ice ship.... As she bumped the floes with mighty shocks, crushing and grinding a way through some, twisting and turning to avoid others, she seemed like a living thing fighting a great fight."
+Found in oceans and seas around the world, humpback whales typically migrate up to 25,000 km (16,000 mi) each year. Humpbacks feed in [[Southern Ocean|polar waters]], and migrate to tropical or subtropical waters to breed and give birth when they fast and live off their fat reserves. Their diet consists mostly of [[krill]] and small fish. Humpbacks have a diverse repertoire of feeding methods, including the bubble net technique. Like other large whales, the humpback was a target for the [[whaling]] industry. Once hunted to the brink of extinction, its population fell by an estimated 90% before a 1966 moratorium.
-<p><small>Photographer: Herbert Ponting</small></p>
+<p><small>Photo Credit: NOAA</small></p>
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