FOOD & FEEDING:

FOOD & FEEDING:

*Shallow feeders
*Preferred food appears to be krill
*Adult blue whale may up to 8 tons of krill in a day
*Feeding takes place during the evening and early morning

Blue Whale Statistics

Maximum length: 27m (89ft) males / 33.5m (110ft) females
Adult weight: 200 tonnes max. / 110-120 tonnes average
Life span: 90 years
Sexual maturity: uncertain estimated at 5 - 15 years
Gestation: 10-11 months
Birth length: 6-7m (20-23ft)
Birth weight: 3.3 tonnes
Dive duration: 30 mins
Distribution: worldwide, but separated into distinct stocks
Current world population: up to 12,000 / pre-whaling - 200,000, maybe 300,00

This is a Blue Whale beached
as you can see it is BIG

Imagine if you were sailing the ocean for the first time, venturing into a place you'd never seen before, Imagine that you know almost nothing about what lives in the sea, or what to expect from any creatures you might see. This strange creature swimming near the surface is longer than the ship you are sailing on. You might be a little scared, especially having never seen it before and not knowing what it is capable of. You might even be worrying about whether this creature eats humans. The sheer size of it makes you wonder if it can capsize your ship in pursuit of a meal. But you have nothing to fear for this enormous animal is merely a whale.

HOW DO WHALES BREATH?


A whale's "nostrils" are called blowholes and are on the top of its head. Some whales have one blowhole and others, like this blue whale, have two. Unlike humans, whales breathe voluntarily. That means they choose when to take a breath. This is important because whales can't breathe underwater. They surface every few minutes to blow out a mixture of water and air and take in a breath of fresh air.

Blue whale

Everything about the blue whale is enormous. It is the largest animal on earth, ever. A big blue whale can be 100 feet long and weigh up to 150 tons. That's as large as a Boeing jet. Its heart is as large as a small car. Fifty people could stand on its tongue. Its spout shoots up at least 30 feet when it surfaces for air.

This is a whale protest about whale killing in korea