Blue Whale

The blue whale is the largest baleen whale and the largest creatures ever to breathe on our planet. To cover these creatures make noises that are hundreds of miles we can not hear these sounds without special equipment. They also eat thousands of pounds of food a day off, and they live as long as we do.

Scientists and oceanographers are constantly in the exploration of the blue whale in the experiment, in which the survival of this wonderful creature, experts now estimate a number less than 10,000 to support the world. Until recently, one of the greatest mysteries of the sea where the whales were born.

Most of the time blue whale swim away from shore just to cover a short time usually only for a few seconds at a time. In late summer, but many of these creatures congregate to feed. The researchers then a chance of days. Then you can follow when migrating southward in winter with satellite tags. With this information, the researchers found that these whales mate and give birth in the tropics.

Blue whale feed in the winter, when they mate and give birth. They are twice as big as whales known better. Experts know little about them. An adult female Blue whales weigh about 180 tons heavier than the 25 adult elephants. The heart alone is the size of a small car and weighs about 500 kg. They grow to be as long as three buses.

The figure below is an example of Blue Whale