The Bowhead Whale

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:whales
gptkbp:aired_on up to 4 meters
gptkbp:breeding_behavior mating occurs in winter
gptkbp:breeding_range around 10 to 15 years
gptkbp:breeding_season winter
gptkbp:census_methods aerial surveys
gptkbp:climate_adaptation adapted to cold waters
gptkbp:color black or dark gray
gptkbp:conservation monitoring populations
gptkbp:conservation_efforts protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act
gptkbp:conservation_status gptkb:IUCN_Red_List
gptkb:Least_Concern
gptkbp:cultural_impact featured in folklore and art
gptkbp:cultural_significance important to Indigenous peoples
gptkbp:current_hunting limited subsistence hunting
gptkbp:diameter up to 30 cm
up to 50 cm
gptkbp:diet zooplankton
gptkbp:family gptkb:Viper
gptkbp:foraging_behavior filter feeding
gptkbp:fossil_record dating back to the Pleistocene
gptkbp:genetic_diversity high genetic diversity
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:Bering_Sea
Arctic and sub-Arctic regions
gptkbp:habitat_range North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans
gptkbp:has_natural_feature large bow-shaped skull
gptkbp:held_in up to 30 minutes
gptkbp:historical_hunting intensively hunted in the 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Bowhead Whale
gptkbp:is_vulnerable_to entanglement in fishing gear
gptkbp:length 13 to 16 meters
gptkbp:lifespan up to 200 years
gptkbp:migration seasonal migration
up to 1,500 km
gptkbp:mouth baleen plates
gptkbp:notable_traits long baleen plates
gptkbp:population approximately 10,000
gptkbp:predators gptkb:killer_whales
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:research_focus impact of noise pollution
gptkbp:research_status studied for climate change impacts
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Balaena_mysticetus
gptkbp:season 3 to 4 years
gptkbp:skin_color seasonal color changes
gptkbp:social_behavior migratory groups
gptkbp:social_structure solitary or in small groups
gptkbp:speed up to 3 mph
gptkbp:symbiotic_relationships with barnacles and other marine organisms
gptkbp:threats climate change
oil and gas exploration
shipping traffic
gptkbp:vocalization low-frequency sounds
used for mating calls
gptkbp:weight 75 to 100 tons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jim_Cummings
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5