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The whale is the largest animal in the world. An adult blue whale weighs 9,000-136,000 kilograms. It will require about 1,000 to 1,500 human beings each weighing 90kg to reach that weight. Females tend to weigh more than males. When it comes to height, an adult blue whale’s length measures between 70-90 feet though they can exceed to reach lengths of 100 feet.
If we start comparing an adult blue whale with things we are familiar with, it gets more interesting. Its tongue has the same weight as that of an adult elephant. What about its heart? You can compare it to the size of a small automobile. Its gigantic size can be compared to three school buses. Lastly, “A blue whale head is so wide that a football team consisting of about 50 people can stand on its tongue…and its arteries are wide enough that you could climb through them.”
The young one of a female blue whale, known as a calf, weighs 2,700kg at a length of 23 feet immediately after it’s born. The calf’s mother produces more than 200 litres of milk a day which contains between 35 to 50 per cent milk fat. This implies the calf (young one of a female blue whale) drinks nothing but mother’s milk which is rich in fat, gaining over 44kg of weight a day for the first six months.
A blue whale reaches sexual maturity at the age of 10 years of age and the gestation period of an expectant female is one year.
Due to their tiny teeth, blue whales feed on shrimp-like creatures called krill. Thus, they are known as baleen whales. An adult blue whale consumes between two to four tons of krill which are three inches long during the feeding season.
Blue whales can be found in every ocean in the world. They can be sighted swimming in groups or alone.
Blue whales have few predators – sharks and killer whales. However, the man poses the greatest threat. It is estimated between 10,000 and 25,000 blue whales are alive. They are listed as endangered animals.
Very interesting information here. Thank you!
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The last time I had seen a whale in Hong Kong. It’s a rare chance for me to see it again in actuality.
Good for you. I have never seen one. I would love to see one.
Great post, very informative.
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This is quite an informative post. Thanks.
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Thanks for sharing interesting info. I learned a lot.
Thank you. Glad you learned something.
The blue whale is the largest animal. But in the water she dances without a problem.
You are right. The largest animal in the world finds it easy to dance in the water with ease.
Oh the blue whale or “baleine” is almost at the end of the English alphabet while almost at the beginning of the French alphabet. Nonetheless, they are magnificent animals who are in fact rather gentle. They basically have no means of defense except for their size. It is too bad that they are endangered not only by humans and fishing or boating but also by humans and their pollution mode…
Sadly, that is the truth. They are an endangered species mostly due to man’s doings. It is good you can swim alongside them. And it’s true, they use their body size to defend themselves against threat.