Monday, 10 March 2014

Blue Whales

Read the information about Blue Whales and make a comment about any interesting facts you come across. See if you can make a connection to our big book 'The Big Blue Whale'.

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/blue-whales/


24 comments:

  1. I learnt that Blue whales migrate great distances toward the equator as winter approaches and are often spotted off the coasts of California and Mexico.

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  2. The scientific name of the blue whale is Balaenoptera musculus.

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  3. I learnt that the blue whales heart weighs as much as a small car i also learnt that its tongue can weigh up to 2 to 3 tons

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  4. know i know that the blue whale is nearly as heavey as 125 giraffes.

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  5. Now i know that blue whales can stay under water for 30 minutes.

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  6. Blue whales can weigh up to 2 tons and its heart can weigh nearly the same as a small car!

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  7. blue whals cane call and can be herd from miles away.

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  8. Their average lifespan in the wild is 80-90 years.Blue whales are usually between 82 and 105 feet long.

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  9. They were protected under the 1966 International Whaling Convention and are now considered to be an endangered species.

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  10. blue whales eat tiney little fish and they are sutch a big animal.

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  11. Now I know that if whales go on a trip they go up to breath every 2-5 mins.
    Hannah

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  12. bLUE WHALES live in california and NORTH POLE.Baby whales are 7 meters long when they come out of the adult.

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  13. Whales are like 25 meters long soooo big!!

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  14. I did not know that whales likle sumer.

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  15. i konw that blue whales are often spotted in the coast and california and mexico

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  16. In the 1930-31 about 30,000 whales got killed

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  17. A blue whale calf weigh 2 tons

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  18. I learnt that female blue whales are bigger than the male blue whales.

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  19. I learnt that Blue whales live up to 80-90 years and are mostly spoted in california.

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  20. I lernt that the blue wale is the bigest wale in the world.

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  21. Now I now that blue whales canstay under water for 30 minutes

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  22. blue whales are so cool! they are usually between 82 and105 feet long

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  23. I learnt that a whales tongue can weigh up to 2 to 3 tons

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    This looks yummy because I like home made burgers!!!!!

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