-
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Cetacea
- Suborder: Mysticeti
- Family: Balaenopteridae
- Genus: Balaenoptera
- Can live for around 50 yearsWWF: Blue Whale
- Dive for 10 - 20 minutes periodsPanda.org: Blue whale
- Eat 4 tons of krill per day
- A group of blue whales is called a podNational Geographic: Blue Whale Profile
- Their heart is the size of a Volkswagen BeetlePanda.org: Blue whale
- They can be louder than a jet enginePanda.org: Blue whale
- The tongue weighs more than an elephant
-
-
The blue whale is believed to be the largest mammal that ever lived.National Geographic: Blue Whale Profile A blue whale can weigh up to 200 tons and because of its rarity, populations are unknown. It is the most endangered of the great whales.Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game: Blue Whale
They are mostly found in the Indian and Pacific oceans. Despite their size, they are not fierce predators, and feed mostly on krill.National Geographic: Blue Whale Profile
Adults typically reach speeds of 30 mph when traveling short distances, but move about half that when moving in groups or with younger whales.Panda.org: Blue whale
-
-
Blue Whale on Amazon
-
National Geographic: Kingdom of the Blue Whale [Blu-ray] - $28.99
Big Blue sets out on an expedition to discover the secrets of the blue whale, and reveal its unknown calving and breeding grounds. National Geographic has supported the research of...Amazon
-
National Geographic: Kingdom of the Blue Whale - $19.98
Big Blue sets out on an expedition to discover the secrets of the blue whale, and reveal its unknown calving and breeding grounds. National Geographic has supported the research of...Amazon
-
Big Blue Whale: Read and Wonder - $6.99
A great resource for teachers!Read and Wonder books tell stories, take children on adventures, and reveal how big and WONDER-full the natural world really ...Amazon
-
Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is? - $6.95
A blue whale is big; its the biggest animal alive. But it isn't the biggest thing there is. In this informative and engaging book, readers discover some big things, some bigger thi...Amazon
-
Webkinz Plush Stuffed Animal Blue Whale - $18.99
Webkinz February 2009 New Release - Blue WhaleAmazon
view more products...
-
-
Blue Whale Questions
-
How smart are Blue Whales? 3 AnswersThe blue whale's brain is nearly ten times the size of a human brain and weighs in at 6kg, compared to the 1.4kg of a human brain. So, the blue whale must be p... read more -
Whale Wars -- Saviors or terrorists? 2 AnswersI have not seen the show, but I know the practice and checked out a couple YouTube clips. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqpXYOGZ9tQ ... read more
view more questions...
-
-
Blue Whale Books and Related Merchandise
- Amazon.com: Blue Whales: Books
- Wold Wildlife Fund: Gift Center and Blue Whale Adoptions
- Save The Whales: T-Shirts
- This page was created by Lindsay F, a Part Time Guide in the Mahalo Greenhouse (see the original), and curated by Lelah.
- If you'd like to help us create the best spam free search results on the Internet, apply to be a Part Time Guide!</em>
Featured Mahalo Topics
-
On Twitter Powered by Twitter
-
dragging Barnabas with me to the Blue Whale. Willie Loomis is sulking about something; I don't know what.
-
A very happy Sam Evans and Sheriff Patterson are arm-in-arm leading the Christmas caroling in the Blue Whale
-
Twitter is busy I keep getting blue whale
-
The Twitter Mile high club sounds good, or maybe the blue over capasity whale club?!
-
@Wunderlat Noah And The Whale / The First Days Of Spring / Blue Skies
view more tweets...
-
About this page
-
Page Views0
No one is currently managing this page.
If you would like to apply
to be the manager of this page, please request below.
If you would like to apply
to be the manager of this page, please request below.
This page currently has no vertical manager.
