Whale Facts and Information

Whales! One of the biggest and most amazing creatures that inhabit the earth. They are found in all the oceans of the world. These incredibly huge and magnificent creatures are mammals that have fully adapted to life in the water, which means they’re descendants of animals that millions of years ago used to live on land!

13 Interesting Facts about Whales

1. Whales are closely related to dolphins, porpoises, and hippopotamuses.
2. There are two main types of whales – baleen whales and toothed whales, and they are classified based on their feeding patterns.
3. Baleen whales have two blowholes, whereas toothed whales have just one.
4. Whales love moose! As in, moose are their favorite prey.
5. Whales need air to breathe! They drown if they remain underwater for more than 30 minutes.
6. Whales don’t sleep for long. And when they do, only one half of their brain sleeps at one time. This is to ensure that they wake up and go to the surface to take in air.
7. The blue whale, the largest animal in the world, is bigger than a basketball court.
8. The water in a blue whale’s mouth weighs about as much as its entire body!
9. There is only one all-white humpback whale known to exist in the whole world.
10. You can tell the age of a whale by counting the rings in its earwax.
11. Some whales, like the blue whale and the humpback whale, have been known to sing.
12. Many expensive perfumes contain whale poop.
13. A sad fact is that humans are the biggest threat to the survival of whales. Hunting by humans is the biggest reason for the decline in whale population.

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