Humpback Whale Print - No. 4/100

Title: "Silver Serenade" Humpback whale print
Limited edition sea animal print of an original Naomi Veitch humpback whale painting. Paint drips from a humpback whale against a white background.
 
We offer this design as fine art paper print unframed.
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A fine art canvas print that is stretched, varnished, and ready to hang. Canvas prints can be framed in white, light oak, dark oak or black. Framing adds approximately 3cms to overall size.
 
A4 | 8x11inch | 21x29.7cm
A3 | 11x16inch | 29.7x42cm
A2 | 16x23 inch | 42x59.4cm
A1 | 23x33 inch | 59.4x84.1cm
A0 | 33x46 inch | 84.1x118.8cm
 
The humpback whale is a species of baleen whale. It is one of the larger species, with adults ranging in length from 12–16 m and weighing around 25–30 t. The humpback has a distinctive body shape, with long pectoral fins and a knobbly head. Males produce a complex song lasting 10 to 20 minutes, which they repeat for hours at a time. All the males in a group will produce the same song, which is different each season. Its purpose is not clear, though it may help induce estrus in females.
Found in oceans and seas around the world, humpback whales typically migrate up to 25,000 km  each year. They feed in polar waters, and migrate to tropical or subtropical waters to breed and give birth, fasting and living off their fat reserves. Their diet consists mostly of krill and small fish. 
Like other large whales, the humpback was a target for the whaling industry. The species was once hunted to the brink of extinction; its population fell by an estimated 90% before a 1966 moratorium. While numbers have partially recovered to some 80,000 animals worldwide, entanglement in fishing gear, collisions with ships and noise pollution continue to affect the species.