Blue Whale
Blue Whale fun Facts:
- A blue whale can weigh up to 200 tons
- The length of a Blue Whale is 30 meters long, which is longer then 3 school busses put together
- It takes 19 female college students to make a Blue Whale
This can also be used as a class activity
- The Blue Whale eats 4 tons of krill a day. That is the same weight as four small cars combined
- For a size comparison this is how small krill are
- Blue Whales are found in all oceans of the world except the Arctic Ocean
- They are the largest animal known to have and exist
- Blue Whales are graceful swimmers they have a cruising speed of 5 MPH, and they can accelerate up to 20 MPH when needed
- They can live up to 110 years
- Blue Whales are classified as an endangered species
- Their calls are the loudest of any creature on the planet
Books on Blue Whales:
Blue Whale Activities:
Learn about whale blubber and how to draw a life-sized whale
Two ways to create a paper whale craft
For older grades the students can create their own whale fact booklets
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