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How do blue whales find their way around in deep water?
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Whales use their sense of hearing and touch in deep water.
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How does the blue whale feed?
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The blue whale eats time krill by swallowing a large swarm and trapping them on its baleen plates.
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Do you think the blue whale is a lonely animal? Why or why not?
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Blue whales are not lonely because they sometimes swim in groups and they communicate through humming.
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What is the main idea of this selection?
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The blue whale, the largest creature on Earth, is a mammal with very interesting characteristics.
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adult
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having grown to full size; mature
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vast
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very great in size; huge
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swallow
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to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat
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feast
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to eat heartily
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calm
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not moving; still
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mammal
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warm-blooded animal that feeds its young with milk and has a backbone and hair
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