About This Animal

1. Biggest Animal: Blue whales are the largest animals ever known to have lived on Earth. They can grow up to 100 feet long, which is about as long as two school buses!
2. Heavyweights: They can weigh as much as 200 tons. Just their tongue alone can weigh as much as an elephant!
3. Huge Heart: The heart of a blue whale is as big as a small car and can weigh up to 1,300 pounds.
4. Loud Voices: Blue whales are one of the loudest animals. Their calls can be heard up to 1,000 miles away!
5. Big Babies: Baby blue whales are called calves. They are born weighing about 3 tons and are about 25 feet long. They drink their mother’s milk and gain about 200 pounds every day!
6. Ocean Travelers: Blue whales live in all the world's oceans except the Arctic. They migrate long distances between feeding and breeding grounds.
7. Diet: Even though they are huge, blue whales eat tiny shrimp-like animals called krill. They can eat up to 4 tons of krill a day!
8. Speedy Swimmers: Blue whales can swim up to 20 miles per hour when they are excited, but usually, they cruise at about 5 miles per hour.
9. Lifespan: Blue whales can live for a long time, often reaching 80 to 90 years old. Some may even live over 100 years!
10. Blowholes: Blue whales have two blowholes on top of their head. They use these to breathe and can spout water up to 30 feet in the air when they surface.

Blue whales are truly amazing creatures and an important part of our ocean's ecosystem!