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BLUE WHALE By T one Gojani

Characteristics !• Colour *bluish-grey colour , with some

white-grey spots.

shape *It has a long body *head makes up ¼ of its body . Dorsal fins are a triangular

shape. *females are larger than males.

• Size *largest mammal*weigh up to 100 ton

*Blue whales have long, thin flippers 8 feet long.

WHAT IT EATS *small shrimp like creatures .

*consuming around 4 tons or more everyday.

*eat up to 40 million krill in ONE day !

Where it lives and its habitat!

• present in almost all of the oceans .• southern hemisphere • likes cold temperatures ADAPTATION TO ITS ENVIRONMENT

• thick blubber*it insulates the whale .

Migration • WHY DOES IT MIGRATE • They migrate to the cold

waters so they can search for food and so that their body can stay cool .

• Also so that they can mate during winter months and give birth to calves.

• WHEN DOES IT MIGRATE

• Every three or four months

How do blue whales migrate?

Blue whales migrate swimming from the northern and southern hemispheres .

Though whales usually don’t migrate all at once.

MAP OF MIGRATION PATTERNS AND BREEDING AREAS .

Bibliography

http://www.whaleroute.com/migrate/http://www.acsonline.org/factpack/bluewhl.htmhttp://www.whale-and-dolphin-facts.com/whale-migration.html

BY TONE GOJANI !