Blue Whale
Name : Balaenoptera
Musculus
Status: Endangered
Facts: 1. The whale has bluish-grey skin.
2. He/she is 70-80 metres in length
3. The female is larger than the male.
4. They can weigh from 70-150 pounds
5. The lifespan of a blue whale is 80 years.
Behaviour: The Blue Whale swims 14 miles per hour.
When it dives it last for 15-20
minutes.
They usually travel alone.
Environment/Habitat: Blue Whales are found throughout the
world’s oceans.
Threats: There threats are entanglements in fishnets,
pollution and illegal
whaling.
Protection:
An international treaty with more then 144 members.
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