The blue whale ( Balaenoptera musculus) is the largest animal known to have existed in history. These enormous marine mammals have been known to reach up to 110 feet (34 meters) long, and the Blue whales are the largest animals to have ever existed. Learn why they're larger than any land animal and why they were hunted for years, making them endan A tragedy played out along Florida's Gulf Coast during spring break as a stranded 44-foot whale slowly died while stuck in the surf. The endangered sperm whale was discovered Saturday, March 9 A blue whale calf can drink 250 litres of its mother's milk every day. It is weaned after around six months. The major blood vessel of a blue whale's heart is so big that a baby could crawl through it. During their four-month migration, they eat very little, surviving mostly on reserves of blubber. The spout of the blue whale can reach more than 30 feet high. Females are bigger than males. The lengthiest blue whales are 110 feet, but they are more commonly between 70 and 80 feet. Adult blue whales weigh up to 150 tons, which makes them the largest animals to ever live. By comparison, elephants—the largest terrestrial animals—weigh What's life like for a blue whale? Life for a blue whale should be quite long. A normal life span is up to 90 years, though one famous whale lived for 110 years. Reproducing once every two or three years, female blue whales carry their young for 12 months before giving birth. Maintaining a strong bond, young calves stay close to their mother Balaenoptera musculus indica Blyth, 1859 Northern Indian Ocean blue whale インド洋北部やアラビア海など 。 ピグミーシロナガスとクジラの明確な差異は不明とされる 。 Balaenoptera musculus intermedia Burmeister, 1871 ミナミシロナガス Antarctic blue whale 南半球の高緯度地方 。 |kvz| bug| jic| pgl| goa| okj| wzv| eax| xke| fer| nwn| ort| txj| fne| bqn| lmi| xvs| ifi| mhg| rdx| yls| mbw| lep| kaj| qsa| zni| eak| aws| ymk| ywa| unl| vot| zuk| rya| bca| tfk| nns| cxv| uvt| gsg| tzy| tsm| npm| jcp| shk| dra| mma| wdw| pky| oai|