Blue whale - Wikipedia
The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal and a baleen whale. Reaching a maximum confirmed length of 29.9 m (98 ft) and weighing up to 199 t (196 long tons; 219 short tons), it is the largest animal known ever to have existed.
23 Astonishing Blue Whale Facts - Fact Animal
The Blue Whale is a marine mammal, that’s believed to be the largest animal that has ever lived, far bigger than even the largest dinosaur. They habitat the Antarctic Ocean, the North Atlantic, North & South Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Blue Whale Facts and Pictures - Balaenoptera musculus - Cool Antarctica
Blue whales are light grey/blue to dark grey while at the surface, but seen underwater they are a luminous aqua blue, they can be distinguished from other large whales as they have mottled skin.
Antarctic blue whale numbers are recovering | WWF
The Antarctic blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus ssp. Intermedia) is the largest animal on the planet, weighing up to 200 tons (approximately 33 elephants) and reaching up to 30 meters in length.
Antarctica’s blue whales are split into three distinct populations
Mar 8, 2016 · Antarctica’s blue whales all feed in the same place. But a new genetic analysis suggests they are actually three separate populations that breed in different parts of the globe.
Meet the biggest animal in the world | Stories | WWF - World …
The Antarctic blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus ssp. Intermedia) is the largest animal on the planet, but it is critically endangered. WWF is working to protect blue whale habitat, and a remarkable number of blue whales were recently sighted in the southern Atlantic ocean.
Blue whale - Australian Antarctic Program
A blue whale gulps up to 50 tonnes of water and krill in one feeding mouthful, but swallows only the krill. 'True’ blue whales are one of the fussiest eaters in the Antarctic, usually eating only Antarctic krill.
Blue Whale - NOAA Fisheries
Sep 28, 2023 · Pygmy blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda)—a subspecies—are typically distributed north of the Antarctic Convergence and are most abundant in waters off Australia, Madagascar, and New Zealand.
Whales, facts and adaptations - Cool Antarctica
How are blue, right, fin, sei, humpback, fin whales, the largest species found in Antarctica, adapted to survive in the cold oceans? Whales are amongst the most enigmatic and fascinating of all creatures.
Antarctica Whales: Pictures, Facts and Information
Their mottled skin, luminous aqua blue colour and sheer size make identifying the Blue whale relatively easy. Blue whales are ‘Baleen’ whales (no teeth) and consume krill by taking enormous gulps of krill rich sea water and then sifting the water out through its fringed baleen plates.