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Humans. Due to extensive and uncontrolled hunting. Blue whale hunting was banned in 1966 by the International Whaling Commission. But, by 1970 330,000 blue whales had been caught & killed in the Antarctic, 33,000 in the rest of the Southern Hemisphere, 8,200 in the North Pacific, and 7,000 in the North Atlantic. The largest original population, in the Antarctic, had been reduced to 0.15% its original count.
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What are facts about blue whales that are in danger?
Yes they are in danger.
What causes a blue whale to become extinct?
The greatest danger to blue whales was being hunted by humans.
Why blue whales are in danger spices?
They are endangered because the Japanese are killing them for their fins, which are used as a medical purpose.
How are blue whales adapted?
How are blue whales adapted? How are blue whales adapted?
Can blue whales matewith other whales?
No. Blue whales only mate with other blue whales.
Who was in danger in the holocaust?
The whales
Are whales danger animals?
no
Are blue whales herbovores?
Blue whales are not herbivores. Instead, blue whales are carnivores. Blue whales diet consists of mainly Krill and Fish.
Why is killer whales not endangered?
Why are whales but not chickens are in danger of extinction?
Are blue whales blue?
yes they are blue like all blue whales
What eats blue whales and humpback whales?
nothing eats alive blue whales
What are groups of blue whales could?
Although blue whales tend to be solitary creatures, the correct term for a group of any whales, including blue whales, is a pod. e.g. A pod of blue whales suggests that multiple whales are together.
