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Females for the win!
When it comes to length, the females are actually longer than the males. A female humpback whale can measure in at around 50 feet long, while the males are a bit shorter. Sometimes males are as much as 10 feet smaller than their female counterparts!
Breaching to the choir
They love to jump out of the water – called breaching – and perform acrobatic twirls. They also enjoy poking just their heads out of the water, or slapping their tail around. The reasons for these activities aren’t known yet. It’s suspected these are ways humpback whales play, interact, and communicate with one another.
