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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 is the current population for the blue whales?
It is estimated that there are about 8,000-14,000 blue whales worldwide
How long is the tongue of a blue whale?
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.
Sharks don't eat humans. This is a misconception. The common fear of sharks are a result of false media depictions, which portray the shark was a bloodthirsty, man-eating machine.
Countless people swim in hundreds of oceans around the world each day, even in places where sharks thrive. But fatal shark attacks only occur 5-9 times each year. Soda pop machines kill more people that sharks (13 people annually)!
When a shark attack occurs, it's usually a result of mistaking the victim for a seal, a typical shark meal. It's bewildering how few people are killed by sharks each year, considering how much we look like shark food!
Even though sharks kill 5 people yearly, we kill over 10 million of them in return. We have been on earth for a period of only 100,000-200,000 years. Sharks have shaped the oceans for 450,000,000 years! In the past 100 years, we have wiped out about 90% of the shark population and pushed it's species to severe endangerment, due to over fishing and shark finning. But we have the power to stop it - and if we don't do something soon, it is predicted the shark could go extinct.
Main Source: Film Documentary - Sharkwater
What is the difference between a blue whale and a humpback whale?
First off Killer whales are odontocetes, or toothed whales, meaning literally "whales that have teeth", where as the blue whale and the humpback whale are balleen whales, instead of teeth, they have long rough strands of balleen in their mouth, made out of the same material as a human fingernail. Killer whales may get up to 25 feet long and weigh up to 12,000 pounds of more, males are usually larger than females. Humpback whales can get up to 60 feet long and weigh up to 83,000 pounds, females are usually larger. Blue Whales are the largest animals to have ever lived, even larger than the largest dinosaurs, they average 90-100 feet in length, and can weigh up to 400,000 pounds! Seeing as how both the Blue Whale and Humback Whales are Balleen whales, they feed primarily on microscopic organisms such as krill and plankton. Killer whales, depending on the population they belong to, will eat Salmom, Herring, Sharks, Birds, Seals, SeaLions, Turtles, Stingrays, and even other Whales and dolphins.
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 kind of waters does a blue whale live in?
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.
How does a blue whale care for its baby?
Blue whales are mammals. They feed their young with milk. They stay close by to protect them from predators, and when needed, they help bump them to the surface for air.
Is a oar fish bigger than a whale?
Oarfish are bigger than some whales but smaller than others. An oarfish can measure up to 17 meters in length, a dwarf sperm whale only grows up to 2.7 meters, but a blue whale can reach 33 meters.
Does a blue whale eat octopus?
No.They eat a tiny sea creatures - krill or plankton. An Adult blue whale can eat up to 40 million creatures per day - that's nearly 3500 kilograms of it.. They need 1.5 million kilocalories of energy per day and so, they eat nonstop.
What does whales are mammals mean?
It means that whales are warm blooded like us humans. Whales have breath with there lungs. Unlike fish, whales do not remove oxygen from the water but breathe air directly. This means a whale must come to the surface of the water at regular intervals to breathe.
What are foods that are orange or blue?
Is a Blue Whale really blue yes or no?
yes
This is a most beautiful and amazing animal!!!
Remember that all whales (and dolphins) are carnivores! Of course, if you are larger than krill you don't have much to worry about when encountering a Blue Whale
How long are the fins on a blue whale?
The length of a newborn fin whale is 19-21 feet and the length of a adult fin whale is 59-72 feet.
All mammals have some sort of hair. On whales, it is so thinned out that I don't think it could be called fur.
What colour tongue do a whales have?
A blue whale is dark blue on it's upper half, with a white belly and underjaw.
The largest mamle in the world?
The largest mammal in the world is the blue whale. They have been known to be over 100 feet long and to weigh as much as 200 tons. They are not only the largest living animals, they are the largest animal that is known to have ever existed.
How do whales filter their food out of water?
Through the blow hole that works like our mouth or nose ...they take in water and food through the mouth and the water exits through the blwo hole on top
Are blue whales larger than right whales?
No, Blue Whales are the biggest living creature in the world.
How do you stop blue whales being endangered?
Ban whaling altogether. There is really no need for it now. With all the products formerly gleaned from whales available now from other sources, it is really foolish to continue to harvest these great creatures. everyone try and help the blue whale now!
The whales fertilize using internal processes. Whales are mammals and they use sexual reproduction like the other mammals and the female gets pregnant for about 12 months before giving birth. .
How heavy is a blue whales heart?
I have 2 answers: According to Encarta, its heart is as big as a Volkswagen Beetle, whose 1967 model weighed 840 kg (1852 lb), and according to answers.com, its heart weighs 600 kg (1,320 lb). Hope this helps
Sadly, yes. The countries of Indonesia and Greenland still permit 'subsistence hunts'.
Why is the Blue Whale largest mammal in the world?
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
