THE BIG BLUE WHALE

-The largest animal on the whole world is Blue Whale.

-Blue whales are the largest animals ever to have lived - bigger even than the largest of the
dinosaurs.

-Latine name for blue whale is Balaneoptera masculus;

- They live in all seas, and some species also live in tropical and subtropical rivers;

-Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, are hundreds of times heavier than large hippos.

-Today, four groups of mammals live in the water: That are whales, sea lions (seals),
manatees and otters. They all have a spindly body.

-Blue whales are classified as mammals. This means that even though they live in water they
have to come to the surface for air;

-they can swimm with speed about 20km/h , at average.

-they live in the ocean and they can live about 80 to 90 years;

- The lower part of the body of the whale often has a yellowish tint, due to all the
microorganisms that live on its skin.

-Few people know that blue whales are also the loudest animals. Their grunting, buzzing and
moaning sounds reach over 180 decibels.

-Blue whales got his name for his color but blue only looks blue under the water;

- On the surface they are gray ;

- They eat about 8 tons of food per day, every day;

- For food they can swimm very deep, up to 500m;

-It feeds almost exclusively on small crustaceans, which are also called krill, which it scoops
out of the water with wasps;

-Whales are mammals that, you won't believe it, breathe with lungs, even though they spend
their whole lives in the sea.

-The cubs feed on the female and drink her milk.

-They communicate with each other with low-frequency sounds that can be heard kilometers
away (up to 1,600 km away in good conditions).

- There are between 10,000 and 25,000 blue whales in the world. It is an endangered species
and they are on the Red List of the World Conservation Union (IUCN)
-A blue whale's mouth is so big you could fit a whole football team in it.

-A blue whale's heart is as big as a car.

-The largest land animal, the elephant, does not even reach the weight of the blue whale's
tongue.

- A blue whale's blood vessels are wide enough for a human to swim through.

-The blue whale is a more solitary animal and rarely stays in group.

-are totally harmless to people;

- The blue whale has a heart the size of a Volkswagen Beetle.

- Its stomach can hold one ton of krill and it needs to eat about four tons of krill each day.

- They are the loudest animals on Earth and are even louder than a jet engine.

- Their calls reach 188 decibels, while a jet reaches 140 decibels. Their low frequency whistle
can be heard for hundreds of miles and is probably used to attract other blue whales.

-Blue whales have been found in all oceans around the world except for the Arctic Ocean.

-The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists the species as endangered.

- Hopefully with time, the planet’s largest gentle giants will again roam the seas aplenty.