Natural Phenomena: Humpback Whale Migration

Natural Phenomena: Humpback Whale Migration — page 3
Unlike some whales humpbacks live in both hemispheres They can be found in all the world’s oceans Several groups of humpbacks live in each ocean The whales in each group follow a different route when they migrate For example some humpbacks live in the eastern and central part of the Pacific Ocean These whales live in the Northern Hemisphere They swim between Hawaii and Alaska Other humpbacks live in the Southern Hemisphere They travel to and from waters off the coast of Antarctica In the spring humpbacks swim to their feeding grounds The water there is cooler and more food is available In the 6