Blue whales are interesting animals. The physical characteristics of blue whales set them apart from many animals. The habits of blue whales, including their diet, migration, and mating, are unique. The endangerment of blue whales has been a changing topic over the years. Blue whales are the largest animals on Earth today, they even beat the dinosaurs. A blue whale weighs about 200 pounds and it’s length is about 3 school buses back to back, meaning it can range from 82 to 105 feet. Furthermore, a baby blue whale is born with the weight being up to 3 tons and as long as 25 feet. They are a bluey-gray color with splotches of light gray, the bottom of the flipper is either a lightish gray or a white. Also, being known as the Sulfur-bottom whale, it
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Blue whales eat up to 4 tons of krill, (which is heavier than an elephant), a day. They tend to feed on crustaceans specifically krill. The blue whales make yearly trips to the equatorial water from the polar water. Why do they migrate? Well, the reason they migrate is because single whales go look for their future significant others and the other reason is because they are going to reproduce in warmer waters. Although, how whales mate remained, and has remained a mystery to some scientists. The endangerment of blue whales is pretty serious. But now there are a few laws that declare the fact that one can’t kill blue whales anymore. What is the reason behind the endangerment? Well it began a long time ago, in the 17th century, where baleen, the most important part of a blue whale. Baleen is a blue whale’s teeth. They are thin enough to let water through and thick enough to catch krill. Keratin is the material in baleen, that makes corsets, collars, hat brims, and hooped frames in skirts. They’re not many remaining which makes it fairly endangering, about 10,000 to 25,000 remain in world right
Blue whales eat up to 4 tons of krill, (which is heavier than an elephant), a day. They tend to feed on crustaceans specifically krill. The blue whales make yearly trips to the equatorial water from the polar water. Why do they migrate? Well, the reason they migrate is because single whales go look for their future significant others and the other reason is because they are going to reproduce in warmer waters. Although, how whales mate remained, and has remained a mystery to some scientists. The endangerment of blue whales is pretty serious. But now there are a few laws that declare the fact that one can’t kill blue whales anymore. What is the reason behind the endangerment? Well it began a long time ago, in the 17th century, where baleen, the most important part of a blue whale. Baleen is a blue whale’s teeth. They are thin enough to let water through and thick enough to catch krill. Keratin is the material in baleen, that makes corsets, collars, hat brims, and hooped frames in skirts. They’re not many remaining which makes it fairly endangering, about 10,000 to 25,000 remain in world right