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Article: North to south, south to north: the journey of the humpback whale.(CRITTER CORNER)
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- Faces: People, Places, and Cultures
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- January 1, 2009
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When you imagine Alaska, do you think of towering pines and a gray, rough ocean? What about Hawaii? Azure water, white sands, and distant volcanoes? Though only as a visitor, these two very different places share one animal--the humpback whale. It is just those differences in the ocean waters of these two states that make Alaska and Hawaii two important stops on the migratory path of the humpback whale.
Are these whales only at home in these waters? Not at all. Humpback whales are found in all the world's oceans. Most of them follow a predictable migration route, summering in temperate and polar waters to feed and then wintering in tropical waters to mate and have ...