The Blue Whale

THE BLUE WHALE:

The Blue whale is a marine mammal belonging to the Baleen Whales. At 30 Metres in length, and 170 tonnes or more in weight, it is the largest existing animal and the heaviest that ever existed.

In addition to the blue whales massive size, it is also one of the loudest animals in existence. In fact a blue whale`s calls can be heard from several miles away and far below the ocean's surface.

Despite being the largest animal on earth the blue whales primary diet consists of krill, a small aquatic life form that resembles tiny shrimp.Due to their large size these marine mammals are rarely ever attacked.

Other than humans that hunted blue whales during the whaling era the only known predator to the blue whale is a pack of hungry killer whales, however these attacks appear to be rare and rarely successful.

The Blue Whales have stripes or spots on their bodies, and

We have to look after the Blue Whales because they are becoming endangered. Don’t forget to save the Blue Whales.

Here are my links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_whale

http://www.whalefacts.org/blue-whale-facts/