Key Features
The Blue Whale has blubber for warmth. They also have a steam line for swimming. It has an adaptation that doesn’t let it sleep; if the whale sleeps it drowns. They take short naps instead. They have good eye sight but their hearing is best. Hearing helps them communicate with other whales.
http://w3.shorecrest.org/~Lisa_Peck/MarineBio/syllabus/ch9vertebrates/mammals/mammalwp/class_of_2005/ian2/ianadaptations.html
Hearing helps them communicate with other whales. The blubber helps a whale stay warm.
The Blue Whale weighs 200 tons. Blue whales can eat 4 to 8 tons of krill each day. Their tongues can weigh as much as an elephant and their hearts as much as an automobile. They rule the oceans at up to 100 feet. Their average life span is 80 to 90 years but they found a blue whale that’s estimated age is 110 years old. They are 82 to 105 ft long. Their group name is pod. Blue whales look blue under water but above water it’s grey.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/blue-whale/
Fun Facts!!!
Their tongues can weigh as much as an elephant and their hearts as much as an automobile. A blue eahles heart bumps 10 tons of blood through it's body. It's the largest animal that has ever lived in the earth. When a blue whale exhales, the spray form its blowhole can reach to about 30 ft into the air. A Cuvier's beaked whale was recorded to dive to a depth of 3km for over 2 hours.
The Blue Whale has blubber for warmth. They also have a steam line for swimming. It has an adaptation that doesn’t let it sleep; if the whale sleeps it drowns. They take short naps instead. They have good eye sight but their hearing is best. Hearing helps them communicate with other whales.
http://w3.shorecrest.org/~Lisa_Peck/MarineBio/syllabus/ch9vertebrates/mammals/mammalwp/class_of_2005/ian2/ianadaptations.html
Hearing helps them communicate with other whales. The blubber helps a whale stay warm.
The Blue Whale weighs 200 tons. Blue whales can eat 4 to 8 tons of krill each day. Their tongues can weigh as much as an elephant and their hearts as much as an automobile. They rule the oceans at up to 100 feet. Their average life span is 80 to 90 years but they found a blue whale that’s estimated age is 110 years old. They are 82 to 105 ft long. Their group name is pod. Blue whales look blue under water but above water it’s grey.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/blue-whale/
Fun Facts!!!
Their tongues can weigh as much as an elephant and their hearts as much as an automobile. A blue eahles heart bumps 10 tons of blood through it's body. It's the largest animal that has ever lived in the earth. When a blue whale exhales, the spray form its blowhole can reach to about 30 ft into the air. A Cuvier's beaked whale was recorded to dive to a depth of 3km for over 2 hours.