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it is the thick layer of fat that helps insulate te whale
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Why do whales have blubber?
1 reason is to keep them warm Whale Blubber is a fat layer in between a whale's skeleton and skin that keeps a whale warm in some of the cold temperatures in the Arctic.Whale blubber insulates the whale and stores food energy for this mammal.Blubber is basically fat.
What whale has the most blubber?
The mammal or whale with the thickest layer of blubber is the Bowhead Whale.
What is the body of a whale like?
The body of a whale is thick with fat called blubber. The blubber helps to keep the whale insulated from the arctic water. The whales are also warm blooded.
Where does a whale keep warm?
All aquatic mammals keep warm by trapping the heat they generate under a layer of fat called blubber. The blubber keeps their heat from escaping and thereby keeps their bodies warm.
How do whales stay warm?
A whale keeps warm from its blubber. Its a thick layer of fat, keeping the whale from the icy waters of the ocean. The feeling of how a whale keeps warm with blubber can be tested yourself: Take a nice soft fuzzy sock and put it on your hand. Then fill a tub up with freezing cold water and place your hand inside. That's how a whale keeps warm! (not with socks). Blubber and their body metabolism
Did whale blubber warm the hunters?
yes
How do narwhals get warm?
Like any other whale, narwhals have a very thick blubber layer to keep warm. About 4 inches
Why does a blue whale have a lot of blubber?
Because it can get really light so it helps the blue whale swim up for air
Why is blubber important to killer whales?
It because blubber keeps a killer whale warm or have heat
How does the Killer Whale keep warm in its environment?
They have a layer of 'blubber' beneath their skin. blubber is sort of like their fat, they turn their blubber into energy when they cant find food. and they also have a very thick layer of skin.
How much do polar bears need to eat?
enough to get blubber to keep them warm enough to get blubber to keep them warm
What is good about whale blubber?
Blubber helps many animals, including whales, polar bears etc. keep warm, it also provides a good candle-wax and easy insulator.
