Do humpback whales migrate alone or in groups?
Humpbacks usually aren’t gregarious animals – they rarely appear in groups or so-called pods. The humpbacks do not all migrate at one time, and not all migrate. Most of the humpbacks head to Hawaii alone or a small collection, and they probably meet with other whales on the way. Scientists tell us that a collection of humpbacks is called a group. They have decided that the word ‘pod’ is to be used for structured groupings, such as the families of dolphins, orca, sperm whales, and others.
