Blue+Whale

=**Animal Assignment**=

You have chosen a living thing to study and we have brainstormed what we should know about our living thing. You will have some time in class to add to your wiki but most of the questions below you will need to answer at home. Use both books and websites to help you learn about your living thing.

Blue Whale Weigh and Length Blue Whales can be up to 108 feet tall and 200 tons in weight. It is the largest animal ever to have existed, all though scientists think they have found traces of a fish called the Bruhathkayosaurus which was about 148 feet long. The second biggest animal in the world is the fin whale which is 80 feet long. All though blue whales are big they are huge it is safer to be with a blue whale than to drive down the street. Are they endangered? They have been hunted so much though, that they are on the verge of extinction. There may be as few as 5000 blue whales left in the world. Fortunately, they are protected by law now. Diet Blue whales mostly eat krill and copepods. They can eat 1 million krill in 1 day. Blue Whales are carnivores. Predators The only two predators of the Blue Whale are men and orca whales. Lifetime The Blue Whale lives on average for 90 years, which is almost the same as humans. Locations They can be found in all oceans and many seas. In the red sea, there are no Blue Whales because it is so hot. Life Cycle Blue whales are born in winter they are 2 tons already. They put on 200 pounds a day when nursing. Calves separate from their mothers after 7-8 months. Female whales are able to have babies when they are 5-8 years old. They have babies every 2 years. Blue whales migrate every winter to a warmer place. They give birth 1 last time before they die. The blue whale dies after about 70-80 years.

=Questions and comments= good job i really learned something you need picture wow you did alot of information. you have alot of information with out picture. I had questions in my head and they got answered. Good job. great job hayden very good information and pictures it was very good nice work by: shuaib amazing wiki work on your blue whale. Elias it was cool you added more information I really like the your information but what is a copepod again i said that 2 times. :) Joaquin! and eyad good hayden. Hayden, I like how you added in headings. It really helps to organise your work. Ms Brienza good work and you need more pictuers hiba :)