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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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What time of year does blue whale have babies?

A blue whale has a baby every 2-3 years usually in the spring.

What is the Size of a blue whales tail?

The blue whale is the largest animal who is known to have existed. The blue whale is 30 meters (98 feet) in length or 180 metric tons in weight. The tail of a blue whale is about 23 feet on a 72 ft. long whale so on a 100 ft. long whale the tail is about 30 ft long.

When did Atlantic grey whales become extinct?

As in the dinosaurs they just did. No one knows. There are several possibilaties as in meteor shower, famine, no water, cave man killig, or they never had kids. These are the most likely anwsers. But as in the animals today, they are still here. God created them at the beginning of time. then the dinosaurs, then us!

Why do oceans look blue?

Oceans look blue becausethey reflect the sky, which is obviously blue.

Yes that's part of the answer, but there are other effects. For example, water absorbs light more easilyat the red end of the spectrum.

How many kids could a blue whales could have?

This depends on two things. Length and age of children and the length and age of a blue whale. On average a adult blue whale can grow to 84ft and average height of a 10 year which is around 4.5 feet. It will take 19 (rounding up) children to make equivalent to a blue whale.

How did the Blue Antelope become extinct?

the people who hunted them and their predators killed to many of them and there weren't enough to reproduce i guess.-brett d.

How many cars can fit in a blue whale?

This varies depending on what 'small' car. A small car weighs around 1,700 pound and measure 11.6333 feet. A blue whale weighs around 400,000 pounds and measure to 85 feet. At most you need 235.3 small cars to meet weigh and 7.3 for length.

When did hunting blue whales become illegal?

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.

What animals help the blue whale survive?

Krill help whales by satisfying their appetite, and a type of fish called doctor fish help clean blue whales by eating the barnacles off whales skin.

What are some adaptations of a blue whale?

  • instead of teeth, the blue whale has a row of plates in its mouth.
  • they don't sleep or else they would sink and drown, instead they take very short naps.
  • they have very thick layers of blubber used to keep them warm in cold waters.
  • some whales have 2 blow holes instead of one so they can stay under water longer.

How many legs does a blue whale have?

The Blue Whale is a decedent of a land mammal. It evolved to live in the water yet vestigial leg bones still exist within the body of Blue Whales.

Is the big blue whale the same as the whale shark?

Yes. There all called the blue whale. And also there all the biggest mammals on earth, somebody has just described them as big.

Is there a right whale?

The Southern Right Whales are marvelous creatures. Right whales were named by whalers who thought they were the "right" kind of whales to hunt. Since they were loaded in blubber, they were easy to catch and they floated after being killed. The whale's skin is a brown to dark gray with white patches near its mouth. Like the other baleen whales right whales have no dorsal fins.

The heads of these whales are hairier than others. There can be found up to 300 hairs near the tip of the lower jaw and close to 100 on the top. They also have callosities behind the blowhole, on the chin, above the eyes, on the lower lip, and on the rostrum. Callosities themselves are grey; the reason it appears to be white due to large colonies of whale lice around them.

Can a blue whale be in a zoo?

No.

They're too big and need too much space. Eat too special food. In a case of surprising sensibility, no one has even tried yet.

Where does a mouse go during the daytime?

Most definitely. Although mice tend to come out in the night when most of the occupants of the house are asleep or immobile. This allows them to stealthily infiltrate any of your food bags, crumbs etc. During the day time, mice will normally not come out, but if opportunities exist then they surely can. Things that can cause mice to leave their shelter would be disturbances towards their current shelter. If they feel threatened, or perhaps sense a danger in their vicinity. Sometimes they may be seeking out a second shelter area and are desperately in need to get away they will run out during the day time.

Hope that helps!

What are some interesting facts about blue whales?

Some of the answer is blue whale is definitely the largest living warm blooded sea mammal ever existed on this planet and sometimes can reach a length of 30.5 meter (100 feet) and weigh over 100 tons.

On land an animal the size of a blue whale would be crushed by its own weight without the support of large heavy bones. Because its body is supported by water, as a sea animal, the need for heavy bones to support its weight disappeared. This, plus the availability of a large food supply, have made it possible for the blue whale to reach such an enormous size. The blue whale makes deep and rumbling sounds which can be felt as much as heard. These low frequency sounds travel long distances through water, allowing blue whales to communicate with each other over hundreds of miles of ocean.

Their scientific name is Balaenoptera musculus.

Also, in the 20th century, 99% of the Blue Whale population was killed by whalers!

What is the Blue whales migration route?

In the Winter, blue whales spend their time in the warmer water of the tropics, where they breed and give birth. For the Summer, the whales relocate to the cooler waters of the arctic regions where there are large supplies of krill on which to feed.

What is a killer whales diet like?

Whale are carnivores, but do not eat things bigger than the size of you pinkie. Plankton, shrimp and krill.

Is a giraffe taller than a T-rex?

There are a lot of types of dinosaurs, so it depends what kind of dinosaur you are talking about.

The tallest known dinosaurs were a lot taller than the tallest giraffes.

Adult giraffes can reach a height of about 5-6 meters depending on the individual. The largest and tallest dinosaurs are found in the 'long neck' group the Sauropoda. Unfortunately the dinosaurs thought to be the tallest are very incomplete so there is uncertainly as to their exact dimensions. There is also uncertanty as to how much range of motion the tallest dinosaurs had in their necks, which effects how tall they would be.

The dinosaur Giraffatitan is probably the most complete tall dinosaur. It might have been able to reach about 14m in height (This is dependant on how much range of motion there was in its neck).

Sauroposeidon is another contender but is only known from fragmentry remains. It is estimated that it might have been able to reach 17m in height.

Can humans be infected with flukes?

There are several different types of flukes. Each reside in a different part of the human host and affects the human body differently

flukes would be found in the intestinal tract or lungs

How long is the gestation period of a blue whale?

Female humpback whales typically breed every two or three years. The gestation period is 11.5 months. Some females have been known to breed in two consecutive years. The peak months for birth are January, February, July, and August. There is usually a 1-2 year period between humpback births.