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Blue Whales
The Blue Whale is the largest animal in the world and can weight from 100 – 160 tons. This large species of whale can be found in oceans worldwide, mainly in deep, open areas with cold waters. Hunted by whalers, the Blue Whale was once nearly driven to extinction and is still considered as endangered today. This category has questions about the Blue Whale’s appearance, diet, etc.
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When Is Mating Season For Blue Whales?
winter, and then the mothers leave to go to warmer waters and give birth in the summer winter, and then the mothers leave to go to warmer waters and give birth in the summer
How do blue whales catch fishes?
blue whales open their mouth with their baleen teeth and just center and swim so it goes into its mouth and then the blue whale swallows its prey.
How do blue whales protect themselves from predators?
They don't. Because, Adult blue whales have no natural predators. They are too big and too strong to be attacked and killed by any animal. However, Orca's (Killer Whales) are known to attack and kill youngsters. A group of Orca's can easily hunt a baby blue whale if its mother is not around. Otherwise, they have no natural predators
What is the worlds biggest whale?
There are no records that show the largest whale ever recorded. But the Blue Whale was not the largest thing ever to have lived. A. fragillimus was the largest growing up to 58m long (190ft). A. fragillimus was a dinosaur from many years ago.
Were blue whales alive when the dinosaurs were alive?
It's not likely, but it's possible they could be descendants of dinosaurs. For instance, most of today's lizards and birds are descendants of dinosaurs. There were also dinosaurs who lived in the waters, like whales do today, and they were very big. So yes, whales might be descendants of dinosaurs, but are technically not dinosaurs themselves because seemingly all dinosaurs became extinct a long time ago.
How do blue whales get their energy?
Blue whales are Krill eaters. Krill are tiny creatures. The blue whale brings in a large amount of Krill along with water, then they close a filter called their balleen and push the water out, leaving the Krill in their mouth. Then they swallow.
Does a white shark weighs more than a blue whale?
No. The blue whale is the biggest animal on the planet and also the heaviest on the planet to they can measure up to 27 metres and weigh 200 tons. The killer whale is much smaller and lighter weighing at the most 9 tons and measuring a max of 9.7 metres
What is more endangered panda or blue whale?
Well...
There are more blue whales than Pandas.
But Pandas can be kept, bred and raised in captivity, protected.
You can't do that to blue whales.
So I'd say the blue whale is at greater risk of exctinction than the pandas.
Are blue whales eaten by any other animal?
Adult blue whales have no natural predators. They are too big and too strong to be attacked and killed by any animal. However, Orca's (Killer Whales) are known to attack and kill youngsters. A group of Orca's can easily hunt a baby blue whale if its mother is not around. Otherwise, they have no natural predators
Which is bigger a Blue Whale or a Great White Shark?
the blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on the planet,even bigger than all known dinosaurs.
Blue Whales are Carnivores. Its favorite food is "Krill". An Adult blue whale can kill upto 40 million krill per day. They can eat nearly 3500 kilograms of krill in a single day. They need nearly 1.5 million kilocalories of energy per day and so, they nearly eat nonstop. Small fish, crustaceans and squids too get caught when they trap krill in their mouth.
They scoop up large quantities of water into their mouth along with krill and other small aquatic creatures and then filters and push the water out. All remaining animals are swallowed.
Where do the blue whales 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.
What kind of fish is a blue whale?
Blue Whales are Carnivores. Its favorite food is "Krill". An Adult blue whale can kill upto 40 million krill per day. They can eat nearly 3500 kilograms of krill in a single day. They need nearly 1.5 million kilocalories of energy per day and so, they nearly eat nonstop. Small fish, crustaceans and squids too get caught when they trap krill in their mouth.
They scoop up large quantities of water into their mouth along with krill and other small aquatic creatures and then filters and push the water out. All remaining animals are swallowed.
How long will the blue whale live in captivity?
Blue whales can reach up to 110 feet in length, weigh up to 400,000 LBS. And have the tongue the size of an Elephant, the heart the size of a small car, and they require a few thousand pounds of Zooplankton each day, so, I'm sorry, but a Blue whale can not live in captivity, under any circumstance
Where do blue whales migrate in the summer?
In the winter, Humpbacks go to warmer, tropical waters to breed. During this time, the adult humpbacks don't eat because there isn't much food in warmer waters. Young calves will feed on it's mother's milk. If the humpbacks found food in the tropical waters, they would eat.
Who is fastest dolphin or blue whale?
I think that dolphins are probably faster than blue whales because dolphins are smaller than whales. Blue whales are MASSIVE and HUGE and they take a really slow time to get from one place to another. Dolphins are much smaller than blue whales, therefore, they're probably faster.
How long is a blue whale's penis?
The average length of a blue whale penis is 2.1-2.4 m (7-8 ft) in length.
What do blue whale calves weigh at birth in pounds?
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.
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.
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.
Blue Whales are the largest known living animal species on earth. Animals that were as large as 27 meters in length (nearly 90 feet) and weighing over 170 tonnes have been recorded. Since these animals were measured and weighed after they were cut up into manageable pieces, the actual size and weight could be even more
The blue whale is from the suborder of the baleen whale. The calf weights 2.8 tons at birth and is 23 feet in length.
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 animals can you not kill?
some animals are allowed to be killed in certain states, but some animals that are in danger are not allowed to be hunted and kiled
Are blue whales the strongest sea creature?
Its the toughest alive today but there were sharks back then that were way tougher.
Two were Cretoxyrhina Mantelli and Carcharocles Megalodon. Cretoxyrhina grew up to 25 ft! Larger by two feet but that's still a pretty big deal! Carcharocles Megalodon could have been 65ft long(3 times the length of a 20 ft Great White Shark!) and weighed 100 tons!(As heavy as a blue whale!). This Shark was the Top predator. It also had a bite force of 20 tons!(It could crush a car in its jaw!), also supporting the idea it was the top predator of all time.
What is the difference between the blue whale and the beluga whale?
There are many types of whales but blue whales are a specific species (characterized mostly by it's physical appearance, being the largest type of whale). Other whales include sperm whales, beluga whales, narwhals, bottlenose whales and many more.
