Common name : Sulphur bottom whale, Sibbald’s rorqual
Scientific name: Balaenoptera musculus
Family : Balaenopteridae
Native to : Cold and temperateoceans of the world
Interesting fact : When these exhale throughtheir blowholes, the water can reach a height
of 30 feet.
Conservation status : Endangered
The blue whale is the largest living animal with a heart as big as a car. Its bluish-grey body is 30 metres long and weighs 170 tonnes. They eat some of the smallest creatures such as crustaceans or krill and copepods. They can hear one another even 1,600 km away. Breeding once in 3 years, they live for 80-90 years.
