Blue Whales by Sophia

The Blue Whale

                                                                              Classification 

A Blue Whale belongs to the Balaenoptera family and is a mammal. Also they are warmblooded and are toothless. Females are usually longer then the males. Another interesting fact is that they have two blowholes and are right beside each other. Also they have upside down smiles. They are related to hippos.

Description

It's heart is almost as big as a  Volkswagon "beetle" car. Also it is larger then the biggest dinosaurs and an elephant can stand in it's mouth. Some whales are as big as a car but most are much bigger. When they are born their size is around seven metes long. On their dorsal fin there is a small sickle shape but males have two. This gigantic mammal also has blubber under their skin to keep warm. 

Location

A Blue Whale lives in all oceans around the world. Another fact is that they have been known to live on earth for as long as humans have. The Blue Whale lives in the  freezing cold Arctic and North Pole.

Dynamics- Diet

This sea creature eats Plankton, Krill, Fish, Shrimp, Larvae, Crabs, Squid and large marine animals such as Killer Whales, Sea Lions, Walruses, Seals, Sharks and Sea birds.

Dynamics - life cycle                                         

A Blue Whale lives for about thirty five years. Blue Whales come out of their mums and grow into grown-ups.       

Conclusion

Blue Whales are the largest living mammal and we must not hunt them or else they will become endangered.          

By Sophia