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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.
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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.
How does blubber keep a whale warm?
it is the thick layer of fat that helps insulate te whale
How do narwhals get warm?
Like any other whale, narwhals have a very thick blubber layer to keep warm. About 4 inches
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.
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
What whale has the most blubber?
The mammal or whale with the thickest layer of blubber is the Bowhead Whale.
Why is a humpback whale warm-blooded?
A humback whale is a mammal. All mammals are warm-blooded.
Is whale a cold blood?
a whale shark is warm blooded
What whale starts with M and it is warm blooded?
It is the Minke whale. (Note, all whales are warm blooded mammals.)
Do killer whale is warm or cold blooded?
Warm blooded
Is a whale warm blooded?
Yes
Whale is a endothermic o0r a ectothermic?
a whale is a mammal, like a human, and so needs to use energy to keep its body warm. Thus it is an exothermic animal-it gives out heat. All mammals are exothermic.
