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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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