Blue Whale
The Blue Whale is the largest Marine Mammal. The Blue Whale is a cetacean and can live up to 90 years in the wild.
The Scientific name for Blue Whale is Balaenoptera Musculus.
The Scientific name for Blue Whale is Balaenoptera Musculus.
The Blue whale is 30 metres long and can weigh between 80,000 and 130,000 kilograms.
A Blue Whales tongue can weigh as much as an Elephant and a Blue Whales heart can weigh as much as an Automobile.
The male is 25 metres long and the female is 26 metres long. It also has 2 blowholes.
A Blue Whales tongue can weigh as much as an Elephant and a Blue Whales heart can weigh as much as an Automobile.
The male is 25 metres long and the female is 26 metres long. It also has 2 blowholes.
The Blue Whale lives in every ocean in the world; they prefer deeper and colder oceans.
In Winter, they migrate to the Atlantic Ocean to keep warm.
In Winter, they migrate to the Atlantic Ocean to keep warm.
The mother breeds once every three years. Once the baby is born it measures 7-8 metres long and it wears a thin layer of blubber to keep warm because it cannot survive cold water.
The baby drinks 600L of milk every day until it is 7 months. As
it grows older it eats more krill and fish. The killer whale is on top of the
food chain.
it grows older it eats more krill and fish. The killer whale is on top of the
food chain.
The Blue Whales moves by flapping their flukes at 30 kilometres
per hour. The Blue Whales travel in pods so that they don’t get lost or get
eaten by killer whales.
per hour. The Blue Whales travel in pods so that they don’t get lost or get
eaten by killer whales.
The Blue Whale is the largest marine mammal and must be
protected for the future generations. The Blue Whale is a unique animal and it
must be saved so it doesn’t become extinct.
protected for the future generations. The Blue Whale is a unique animal and it
must be saved so it doesn’t become extinct.