Whales of Húsavík
Scientific Name: Balaenoptera musculus
Size & Weight: up to 30 meters, up to 150 tonnes
Life expectancy: 80-90 years
Diving Time: up to 36 minutes | 8-15 min on average
Scientific Name: Balaenoptera physalus
Size & Weight: 18-23 meters, 40-50 tonnes
Life expectancy: 80-90 years
Diving Time: up to 25 minutes, 3-10 min on average
Scientific Name: Physeter macrocephalus
Size & Weight: 10,5-16,5 meters, up to 55 tonnes
Life expectancy: 60-70 years
Diving Time: up to 138 minutes | average 30-50 minutes
Scientific Name: Megaptera novaeangliae
Size & Weight: 11-16 meters, up to 45 tonnes
Life expectancy: 50-75 years
Diving Time: up to 55 minutes | average 3-8 minutes
Scientific Name: Globicephala melas
Size & Weight: 3,8-6,7 meters, 1,3-2,3 tonnes
Life expectancy: 45 years
Diving Time: up to 18 minutes | average 2-12 minutes
Scientific Name: Orcinus orca
Size & Weight: up 9 meters, up to 6,6 tonnes
Life expectancy: at least 29-50 years | 30 years in captivity
Diving Time: up to 16 minutes | average 2-3 minutes
Scientific Name: Lagenorhynchus albirostris
Size & Weight: 2,4-3,1 meters, 180-275 kg
Life expectancy: 39 years
Diving Time: up to 2 minutes
Scientific Name: Balaenoptera borealis
Size & Weight: 12-16 meters, 16-27 tonnes
Life expectancy: 50-60 years
Diving Time: up to 13 minutes | likely more, but unknown
Scientific Name: Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Size & Weight: 7,5-9,5 meters, 6-8 tonnes
Life expectancy: 50 years
Diving Time: up to 20 minutes | average 3-10 minutes
Scientific Name: Hyperoodon ampullatus
Size & Weight: up to 7-9 meters, up to 5-8 tonnes
Life expectancy: 25-40 years
Diving Time: up to 98 minutes | average 30-40 minutes
Harbour porpoises
Scientific Name: Phocoena phocoena
Size & Weight: 1,2-1,9 meters, up to 70 kg
Life expectancy: 8-10 years
Diving Time: up to 6 minutes
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