BLUE WHALE FACTS

 BLUE WHALE FACTS

It's the most magnificent  mammal living on the earth scaling the height to 110 feet i.e 33 meters and massively weighs around 209lb tons i.e 190 tonnes. They have long slender bodies with grayish blue shade; the color may vary somewhat lighter under water.

The blue whale is known to be the largest living marine mammal they belong to the baleen whale Mysticeti suborder.

You will be amazed to read blue whale facts further in this article  as this giant creature has wonderful characteristics.

BLUE WHALE FACTS 

Blue whales hearts and tongue facts:

Thay have huge hearts  which are about 5 feet  long, 4 feet wide with the commendable weight of 400 tons their heartbeats  can be detected from two miles away. The tongue has an amazing Blue Whale Facts. It is approximately as heavy as an elephant.

Loudest Voice Fact:

These mammals have the oldest voice on the earth that they can call each other from the  farthest distance of 1600 km. Their calls are too loud around 188 decibels  and can be compared to the sound of jet engines. They make strong mating calls to attract their partners during  the mating period in autumn and until the end of winter.

Blue whales conscious sleep facts:

They do not sleep completely; only one part of the brain sleeps and  the  other remains active to save them from drowning. That's why they are known as conscious breathers.

 

Big babies facts of blue whale:

Calves of blue are the biggest babies of any mammals in the world; they are born with 8800 pounds, with a length of 26 feet  each day they gain 200 pounds.

 

Blue whales live long: they are the longest living mammal on the earth, the average  lifespan of blue whales is around 80 to 90 years.         

Conservation facts about Blue Whale:

This amazing marine creature was hunted extensively by the whalers in the 1900s to seek the whale oil which brought blue whales to the verge of extinction at a rapid pace. The continous killings  of thousands of whales were stopped by enforcing blue whale protection law.The 1966 International Whaling Commission gave Blue Whales protection.

A slight recovery  is seen in the blue whales' growth although it is  categorized as endangered on the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List. now  only 10,000-25,000 blue whales swim across the world’s oceans.