THE BIG BLUE WHALE

WAY ARE THE BLUE WHALES BECOMING EXTINCT?

• THE BLUE WHALE IS LISTED AS AN INDANGERED SPECIES BECAUSE OF WHALING OR KILLING.THE BLUE WHALE HAS BEEN COMMERCIALLY FISHED DUE TO WIDE RANGE OF PRODUCTS SUCH AS SOAP AND OIL.IN ADDITION,WHALES BREED GRADUALLY THAT IS HOW THEIR NUMBERS HAVE DROPPED.

WHAT DO THEY EAT?

• DIFFERENT WHALES EAT DIFFERENT THINGS.

• THE KILLER EATS SMALL SEA ANIMALS.• THE BLUE WHALE EATS KRILL,A SMALL

SHRIMP LIKE SEA CREATURE.

WHERE ARE THESE WHALES FOUND?

• BLUE WHALES ARE FOUND IN THE ANTARCTIC REGION OF THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.

HOW LONG CAN WHALES HOLD THEIR BREATH FOR?

A TYPIC DIVE TIME IS 10 TO 20 MINUTES,THOUGH TIMES OVER 30 MINUTES ARE KNOWN TO HAVE OCCURRED.

William Malungahu