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They are covered in Blubber.
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What is a whales covering?
skin and blubber
What type of skin do sperm whales have?
blubber
Why are blue whales poached?
for their blubber and oil
What are killer whales killed for?
meat, skin, blubber...
How do whales survive in the cold?
Killer Whales have thick skin. This skin is lined with blubber. Blubber is a layer of fatty tissue just beneath a marine mammal's skin. The blubber of a killer whale is 3 to 4 inches (7.6 to 10.1 centimeters) thick.
What do big blue whales do?
swim, eat and blubber around:)
What is the blue whales skin used for?
The whale uses it as the first thin that separates whale from ocean. Humans never did much with the skin. We mainly wanted the blubber, to render it into oil.
Why are blue whales important?
Yes, whales are beneficial to the environment and they are also highly intelligent. Long ago whales were essential (also today) because they could feed hundreds of people. Their bones were used as weapons and their fat and blubber and skin used for clothing and warmth.
Why are people whaling blue whales?
Blubber and whale oil are the main by-products.
How do Blue Whales cope with the extreme Atartica weather?
Blue Whales have a lot of blubber (fat) which keeps them warm. While they proportionally have just as much blubber as other whales, their body contains 45 tons of it; the same amount of fat as 8,150 average humans.
Name the fat found between the skin and muscle of whales from which oil is made.?
Blubber.
What do whales have that fish don't have?
They have actual skin instead of scales. Whales also have blubber, which fish do not posses. Whales have lungs and a blowhole instead of gills.
