In Antarctica, there are many interesting animals like the Blue Whale. The Blue Whale is also called Balaenoptera Musculus. Blue Whales can live up to 90 years and is a Baleen Whale. Blue Whales usually travel in pods (travelling in groups) everywhere they go.
Blue Whales can weigh up to 80,000kg to 130,000kg. They have 2 blowholes and their tongues can weigh up to one Elephant’s weight. Male Blue Whales are 25m long and female Blue Whales are 26m long. Blue Whale babies are 15m long.
Female Blue Whales breed once every 3 years. Female Blue Whales start calving at 6 to 10 years old and when the calf is born, they are 8m long.The Blue Whale babies are born with a thin layer of blubber. Blue Whale babies drink 600L of milk per day until they are 7 months old.
Female Blue Whales breed once every 3 years. Female Blue Whales start calving at 6 to 10 years old and when the calf is born, they are 8m long.The Blue Whale babies are born with a thin layer of blubber. Blue Whale babies drink 600L of milk per day until they are 7 months old.
Female Blue Whales breed once every 3 years. Female Blue Whales start calving at 6 to 10 years old and when the calf is born, they are 8m long. The Blue Whale babies are born with a thin layer of blubber. Blue Whale babies drink 600L of milk per day until they are 7 months old.
Blue Whales swim fast and can reach speeds of 30km per hour. They swim in every ocean in the world. Blue Whales like the deepest and coldest oceans.
Blue whales are hunted and are used for clothes and equipment. The Blue Whales bone was once used for ladies corsets. Blue Whales can also be used for ropes. Blue Whales need to be protected. They are precious and if they were extinct, no-one could see one again.