Depends what type of whale. Most whales live in pods (herds) and grow up together, then they go off and find a mate. The essential thing is: have lots of blubber.
Whales survive by eating krill.
Whales are sea animals and Antarctica is a continent. Whales survive in the Southern Ocean -- which surrounds Antarctica -- because it is their natural habitat when the ocean is free of ice.
On Land
No
Whales breathe with lungs. Breathing helps them survive.
Yes, whales are mammals. As are dolphins and humans.
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This program is rubbish
Yes, they have to have food to survive.
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Er... No?!!
The hole on the top of a whale's head is a nostril, that is where it breathes when it comes up for air. And yes, they survive. Otherwise there would be no whales.