Bowhead whale

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Animalia
gptkb:species
baleen whale
gptkbp:calfLengthAtBirth about 1,000 kg
4-4.5 meters
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:color dark body with white chin and lower jaw
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:culturalSignificance important to indigenous Arctic peoples
gptkbp:diet krill
copepods
zooplankton
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature no dorsal fin
thick blubber
massive bow-shaped skull
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Beaufort_Sea
gptkb:Bering_Sea
gptkb:Foxe_Basin
gptkb:Hudson_Bay
gptkb:Svalbard
gptkbp:family gptkb:Balaenidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
1758
gptkbp:gestationPeriod 13-14 months
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
subarctic waters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bowhead whale
gptkbp:IUCNStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:length up to 20 meters
gptkbp:lifespan over 200 years
gptkbp:migratory seasonal
gptkbp:notableFor can break through sea ice
has the largest mouth of any animal
longest-lived mammal
gptkbp:order gptkb:Cetacea
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:populationEstimate ~10,000-20,000 individuals
gptkbp:range gptkb:Arctic_and_subarctic_regions
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Balaena_mysticetus
gptkbp:synonym gptkb:Greenland_right_whale
gptkbp:teeth baleen plates
gptkbp:threats climate change
entanglement in fishing gear
ship strikes
historical whaling
gptkbp:weight up to 100,000 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:弓頭鯨
gptkb:Tallurutiup_Imanga
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6