Found in the mount of the whale and helps to filter food. Made of the same material in our hair and fingernails.
What is baleen?
Because there are not many whales left, they are considered an ____________ Species and it is illegal to hunt them.
What is Endangered?
What type of animal is a blue whale?
Mammal
What is a baby whale called?
What is a calf?
The blue whale is one of the loudest animals
True or False
True
The whale eats about 40 million of these shrimp like creatures a day.
What is krill?
Blue Whales near are seen in Maine waters OFTEN or RARELY?
Rarely
How long is an adult blue whale?
What does a baby blue whale eat?
What is mother's milk?
One half of the whales tail
What is a fluke?
Do Blue Whales eat humans?
No, they eat krill! A human would not even fit down their throat!
How much does a blue whale weigh?
150-200 tons
When does the baby whale leave it's mother to be independent?
What is about 1 year?
Helps them find their way in the dark ocean waters. It is sound that helps them navigate
sonar
The time a mother carries a baby before it is born
What is gestation?
The think layer of fat that blue whales have is called this.
Blubber
How long is the gestation period for a baby?
10-12 months
The name of the Museum that gave the Whale Tour you just watched.
What is The Natural History Museum in London, England.
Fat under the skin that keeps the whale warm
What is blubber?
Does the blue whale chew it's food?
No, it swallows krill whole.
Name at least 1 thing that makes the blue whale a mammal.
*has hair
*breathes air
*warm-blooded
*produces milk to fee their babies
Krill is the blue whale's favorite food. What is Sharon's favorite food?
Tacos of course!!!