What body parts are used for survival on blue whales?
A blue whale has fins, flukes, eyes, mouth and inside the mouth there is baleen instead of teeth.
There's no such animal as a shark whale. However there is a creature called a whale shark, which is a filter feeder. It lives on small stuff like krill and plankton and wouldn't be able to eat anything as big as a seal.
That depends how close you measure to the mouth of the blue whale. The closer - the louder! The distance is very important if you measure with a sound pressure level meter.
What are the natural predators of blue whales?
Killer whales (Orcinus orca) and humans. In 1977 a pod of about thirty killer whales were seen attacking a 18 m (60 ft) blue whale off the tip of Baja California. European whalers first targeted the blue whale in the 1860s. Peak catches were reached in the early 1930s, when nearly 30,000 were caught in a single year.
What is the major threat of the blue whale?
There are only 2 big threats and they are polution and loss of foods. Te biggest one can be said is the loss of food.
What is the world's largest extinct animal?
thefirst animal extinct was the euridan fauna and it came from the time of pre cambrian. it is believed to have lived before the dinosaurs and was also known to be a plant
What challenges does the blue whale face?
The Blue Whale in on the endangered list and there are approximately one to two thousand Blue Whales left. The International Whaling Commission banned Blue Whale hunting in the 1960s. Russia soon followed suit in the 1970s. However there is still illegal hunting affecting the Blue Whale population. Some of the problems the Blue Whale face today other than hunting are warmer sea temperatures and global warming. Whale migration is based on warm/cold trends of the ocean. Not only affecting their ability to know when to migrate but also their food supply with the infusion of fresh water from melting ice caps.
Fishing nets in which the Blue Whale could be entangled and trapped. Pollution, especially PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyl) which build up in a whale's body and over time proves to be toxic and deadly.
Ocean noise pollution caused by an increase in sea traffic, which affects the ability of whales to hear each other.
Who has biggest size elephant or blue whale?
Blue whales are the largest animals in the world. They can measure up to 30 meters in length and weigh approximately 170-180 metric tons.
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A blue whale can weigh as much as 16 elephants, on average.
The blue what doesn't exactly hunt. It just takes water into its mouth and filters it (by means of filters called baleens).
How many buses weigh a blue whale?
5.91 double decker traditional routemaster London buses would appear to be the equivelent to a blue whale. Assuming the laden weight of a routemaster to be 23000 kilo's, and a fully grown blue whale to be 136000 kilos.
Answera blue whale is longer as three buses.
What is the blue whales habitat like?
Blue Whales can be found in almost every sea and ocean in the world. They were the most widely spread whale species until Man started hunting them down. They were once in numbers of around 200,000 or more and now there are only 20,000 or so animals left in the wild.
They can be found in areas that are abundant in "Krill" their favorite prey species.
They don't live in family groups. They are solitary animals. They are known to be along one or two individuals at most and that too only for short periods of time.
What is the difference between the blue whale and the sperm whale?
The blue whale is the fastest, the sperm whale is not far behind and the right whale is the slowest. The blue whale would be the only one with a well defined fin (a dorsal fin) on
it's back.
A sperm whale (like all toothed whales and dolphins) has a single blowhole at an angle on the top/front part of its head, so it has a single blow that comes up at an angle. A right whale (like all baleen whales) has a double blowhole on the top of its head. It has a double blow. A blue whale, even
though it also has a double blowhole has a high and straight blow. There are several good field guide books that show the difference between the blows of different types of whales.
How heavey is a blue whales tongue?
A blue whales tongue weight approximately 3 metric tons. The length of the skull on an average is around 19 feet and so the tongue can be around the same size. Its mouth is large enough to hold 90 metric tons of food and water
Can the blue whale survive on land?
It can't on purpose, but sometimes they can get washed up on land when the current is too strong.Then they usually die because they need water like humans need air. They die because of the change in temperature.
How can people help protect blue whales?
Canadian regulations are protecting them. Japanese kill blue whales regularly, finding loopholes in the national protection contracts to kill them. Blue whales are among the most endangered whales. WWF is trying to recruit local communities help restore the population. What you can do is to stop intoxication to the sea. Blue whales are suffering from environmental destruction. You will find blue whales in every ocean but rarely near Japan. They are becoming more and more rare. They killed by whaling fleets. You will find blue whales in cold cold temperatures in the oceans. Blue whales eat krill. They are also one of the most biggest animals in the world. Hunting blue whales are being banned more and more each day.
Which whale has a long spike on its nose?
The whales with the long spike on it's nose are known as Narwhals. The spike is actually a tooth.
How much does a baby blue whale weigh when it is first born?
Females typically give birth to one calf every two to three years at the start of winter. The new born is 2.5 metric tons heavy and is around 7 meters long at birth. He drinks nearly 400 liters of milk every day and gains around 100 kilos of weight almost every day when he grows.
Whats the biggest animal in the world?
Blue Whale. The Blue whale is the biggest animal on the Earth. It is about 9 times as big as a telephone pole. So... for example... stack 9 telephone poles on top of each other, and that is how big it is.
How much does a newborn blue whale gain in a year?
Females typically give birth to one calf every two to three years at the start of winter. The new born is 2.5 metric tons heavy and is around 7 meters long at birth. He drinks nearly 400 liters of milk every day and gains around 100 kilos of weight almost every day when he grows.
What ocean zone does the blue whale live?
Blue Whales can be found in almost every sea and ocean in the world. They were the most widely spread whale species until Man started hunting them down. They were once in numbers of around 200,000 or more and now there are only 20,000 or so animals left in the wild.
They can be found in areas that are abundant in "Krill" their favorite prey species.
They don't live in family groups. They are solitary animals. They are known to be along one or two individuals at most and that too only for short periods of time.
Yes but no , the blue whale is blue & gray but they look a fine lite blue under the sea.
Why does a blue dress appear blue?
Everything obsorbs or bounces light off of itself. There are also many wavelengths and different types of light around us. This blue object obsorbs each and every color except the blue you are seeing. The blue light reflects off of the object, thus making it appear blue to your eyes.