The Blue Whale

Anouska & Tyler

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Species NameBlue Whales’ common name is Blue

Whale.Blue Whales’ scientific name is

Balaenoptera Musculus.

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HabitatThey live in all oceans.

They live on coasts’ of Africa, Madagascar, Australia, Tasmania, Indonesia.

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Threat Level

The Blue Whale is an Endangered Species.

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How Many Are Left?The blue whale has only about 5,000 left of

it’s species and is reducing still.

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The ThreatsThe threats to this species is whaling and

pollution.

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The Positive Efforts The positive efforts scientists, conservations,

people too is that commercial whaling has been called off!

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Unique FeaturesLargest living mammal on earth!A blue’s tongue fits 50 people

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Connected By…..If blue whales’ became extinct then there would

be an overpopulation of krill and shrimp

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How Scientists Study? They dive down Take pictures

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Scientists Get Close…Scientists get close to a Blue Whale by

getting onto a small boat with radiators.

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Fun factsA blue whales’ heart weighs’ more than a carBlue whales travel in pairs

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Fun factsFemales are 32 more feet than malesReaching 188 decibels higher than humans

can hear

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Works Consulted

“Blue Whales.” PebbleGo. www.pebblego.com. April 10, 2012

"Blue Whale." Groiler World Encyclopedia. Panbury, Connecticut: Sherman Turnpike, 1993.

37,38,39. Print.

Bannister, Reilly. Balaenoptera Muculus. IUCN, 27 Mar. 2012. Web. 1 Jan.

World Wildlife Fund. Web. 20 Mar. 2012.

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