World Whale Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of February, and as such, this year on February 18. The objective of this day is to increase public knowledge of these amazing creatures, their beauty, and the ecological importance of what they contribute to the earth.
The aquatic mammals belong to the order Cetacea. The term 'whale' can be used in reference to ant cetacean, including porpoises and dolphins, but in general it is applied to those more than 3 metres (10 feet) long.
World Whale Day was founded in Maui, Hawaii, in 1980 to honour humpback whales, which swim off the coast of this tropical island. This day was started aa an idea by Greg Kauffman, founder of the Pacific Whale Foundation to raise awareness about the threat of extinction faced by humpback whales.
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