{"id":1208,"date":"2026-10-11T18:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T18:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saltycabo.com\/?page_id=1208"},"modified":"2026-10-11T18:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T18:39:09","slug":"fin-whale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saltycabo.com\/fr\/fin-whale\/","title":{"rendered":"Fin Whale"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Le plus rapide de tous les c\u00e9tac\u00e9s \u2013 Le rorqual commun<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Les rorquals communs, commun\u00e9ment appel\u00e9s grands rorquals ou Baleines rasoirs<\/a> are the second largest living mammal on the Earth  and the second biggest rorqual whale falling just behind the majestic Blue whale. Like all rorqual whales they are an extremely cosmopolitan specie, found in all the major Oceans from polar to tropical waters. The outstanding Sea of Cortes is considered  an all year round residency for some of the North Pacific population.<\/p>

Si vous \u00eates impatient d'observer les baleines dans leur habitat naturel, rejoignez-nous et explorez notre captivant excursions d'observation des baleines<\/a> \u00e0 San Jos\u00e9 del Cabo \u2022 Los Cabos \u2022 Mexique \u2022 B.C.S.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Apparence<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Fin Whale is  distinguished by their great size, streamlined bodies, pointed snout, flatter V shaped heads and unique dorsal fin. Their sleek bodies are a brownish dark grey above and white or cream color below like many other species . The pectoral fins  are relatively short with pointed tips and the rear fluke slightly triangular with the same shadings.<\/p>

Fins  whales have a unique colorization feature among all other cetaceans \u2013 their faces are asymmetrical. The right side of their jaw , right lip and the right side of their baleens are a yellowish-white, while the left side is grey.  Fin whales have been nick named  the Razor back  because of  a distinct ridge behind their dorsal fin, the dorsal fin is located 2\/3 down the back, it has a pointed tip and generally slopes backwards giving the fin a very distinguished look like no other dorsal fin.  Fin whales can measure up to  85ft  and weight between 40 to 80 tons.<\/p>

Les rorquals communs peuvent facilement \u00eatre confondus avec les rorquals de Sei ou les rorquals de Bryde. Des esp\u00e8ces hybrides cr\u00e9\u00e9es par le croisement de rorquals bleus et de rorquals communs peuvent parfois \u00eatre vues \u00e0 l'\u00e9tat sauvage, ce qui rend leur reconnaissance un peu plus compliqu\u00e9e que pour d'autres esp\u00e8ces.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Nom mexicain<\/p>

  • Baleine \u00e0 l'aileron<\/li>
  • Rorqual commun<\/li><\/ul>

    Longueur maximale :<\/p>

    • Homme : 25 ans<\/li>
    • Femme : 27 ans<\/li>
    • Veau : 6,5 m<\/li><\/ul>

      Poids maximum\u00a0:<\/p>

      • Homme : 70 000 kg<\/li>
      • Femme : 120 000 kg<\/li>
      • Veau : 2,700 kg<\/li><\/ul>

        R\u00e9gime<\/p>

        • Petits invert\u00e9br\u00e9s (euphausiac\u00e9s et cop\u00e9podes)<\/li>
        • Poissons (y compris harengs, maquereaux et lan\u00e7ons)<\/li>
        • Calamar<\/li><\/ul>

          Population estim\u00e9e : <100 000<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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          Distribution<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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          On peut trouver ces baleines dans tous les oc\u00e9ans du monde. Elles ont tendance \u00e0 pr\u00e9f\u00e9rer les tropiques, mais on peut aussi les trouver dans les r\u00e9gions polaires. La majorit\u00e9 d'entre elles semble cependant passer le plus clair de leur temps dans les eaux plus froides. On pense que cela est d\u00fb \u00e0 la plus grande abondance de sources de nourriture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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          Populations et migrations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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          Il existe deux sous-esp\u00e8ces de rorquals communs : le rorqual commun du Nord (qui habite les oc\u00e9ans de l'h\u00e9misph\u00e8re Nord : *physalus physalus*) et le rorqual commun du Sud (qui habite les oc\u00e9ans de l'h\u00e9misph\u00e8re Sud : *physalis quayi*). En g\u00e9n\u00e9ral, les esp\u00e8ces du Nord sont de plus petite taille que les esp\u00e8ces du Sud.<\/p>

          Their world population is estimated to be between 80 000 and 100 000 individuals. Like many other whales fin whales were severely hunted in the 70\u2019s.  Fin whales are today still  considered an endangered specie.<\/p>

          No specific  migration pattern has been observed for these whales, but Iike all misticetes, Fin whales  can migrate to subtropical waters for matting and calving during the winter months  and to colder areas of  the Arctic and Antartic for feeding during the summer months. Though recent evidence suggests that fin whales may disperse into deep ocean waters during winter rather than migrating between winter and summer regions, explaining the possibility of the presence of resident groups of fin whales in some areas, such as in the Sea of Cortes.<\/p>

          Les rorquals communs ont une longue esp\u00e9rance de vie qui peut atteindre 90 ans.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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          Comportements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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          Fin whales also renowned  as being the  greyhounds of the Ocean, they are fast swimmers with an average cruising speed  of 18mph but theses olympic swimmer can reach bursts of out to 32mph. Fins have the capacity of breaching, typically landing on their belly provoking tremendous splashes. They do not seem bothered with boats and can easily outrun vessels and dive deep to get away from boats when felt threathened.<\/p>

          Les rorquals communs nagent g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement en petits groupes allant jusqu'\u00e0 6 individus, mais peuvent \u00eatre observ\u00e9s en plus grand nombre lors de l'alimentation ou de la reproduction.<\/p>

          Fin whales being the second biggest baleen whale count  up to 100 grooves under their throats adding to their streamline shape,  all of which can expand while when they lung feed of small fish or krill.<\/p>

          One of the reasons we know little about fins is because they can be  pelagic whales meaning they spend most of their time out in the deep seas away from the coasts. Similar to they big cousin the blue whale they remain a secretive specie when it comes to their mating rituals.<\/p>

          Leur communication est \u00e9galement tr\u00e8s similaire \u00e0 celle des baleines bleues, les rorquals communs \u00e9mettent des bruits de basse fr\u00e9quence (infrasons) qui peuvent atteindre 188 d\u00e9cibels, ils ne peuvent pas \u00eatre entendus par l'homme mais peuvent voyager jusqu'aux baleines \u00e0 850 km de distance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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          Reproduction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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          La reproduction se d\u00e9roule pendant l'hiver. Il faut environ 11 mois, de la conception, pour que le nouveau-n\u00e9 arrive. Les veaux mesurent environ 21 pieds de long. On estime qu'ils p\u00e8sent environ 4 000 livres \u00e0 la naissance. Presque toutes les baleines n'ont qu'un seul b\u00e9b\u00e9 \u00e0 la fois, avec parfois des jumeaux. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 document\u00e9 que le rorqual commun a parfois jusqu'\u00e0 six b\u00e9b\u00e9s \u00e0 la fois.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          The fastest one of all whales \u2013 The Fin Whale Fin whales , commonly known as Finback Whales or Razorback […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1208","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltycabo.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltycabo.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltycabo.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltycabo.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltycabo.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1208"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltycabo.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1222,"href":"https:\/\/www.saltycabo.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1208\/revisions\/1222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saltycabo.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}