Explaining exactly how much a whale weighs is quite difficult to answer because there are currently about 80 – 90 different cetacean species, and each species is a different size and weight. First of all, the cetacean species is divided into two groups known as the toothed whale and baleen whale suborders. The large or great/true …
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The whale species are known to have several of the longest known living animals in the world, with several species living for 100 years or more. However estimating the life expectancy of 80 – 90 or so various species of Cetacea (cetaceans include all species of whale, dolphin, and porpoise) can be a very challenging …
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That’s a great question. There are several reasons why whales are unable to live on land. First, most whale species have huge bodies that weigh thousands of pounds. In fact, the blue whale (the largest animal in existence) can weigh more than 150 tons and grow to be over 100 ft. long! Their bodies are …
Whales are marine mammals and share many of the same characteristics that are common among almost all mammals including, the need to breathe air (whales get their oxygen above the surface of the water), being warm-blooded (whales have thick layers of blubber to keep them warm), having hair (some species have hair at birth) and giving birth to …
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The humpback whale is one of the largest marine mammals in existence. These large marine mammals are part of the baleen whale suborder. They consume several different small preys such as squid, krill, herring, pollock, haddock, mackerel, capelin, salmon, and various other fish. The humpback whales’ large diet makes these whales one of the most …
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