as part of an Endangered Animals of the World project
organised by Cannelton Elementary School in Indiana, USA and Primary School De Wadden of Haarlem, Netherlands.
Blue Whale
Drawn by Kirsti and Cindy 6H
Common Name :
Blue Whale
Scientific Name :
Balaenoptera musculus
Habitat :
Blue Whales prefer the deeper, colder oceans but sometimes come to the coastal waters of Australia.
Diet :
Eats about 4tonnes of krill a day.
Size :
It reaches a maximum size of around
34m and weighs 80 to 130tonnes.
Danger :
The species were almost wiped out by mechanised whaling but by 1967 the species were protected. There were hardly enough left to find partners to breed and it will take until the 22nd century for the species to be out of danger.
Click here to see some research on this animal by Belinda & Lisa, students of Humpybong State School, Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia displayed on the Schoolworld Endangered Species site.
Researched by :
Kirsti and Cindy 6H
Reference:
CD called "Wildinfo Australia"
Windows Version
Australian Endangered, Vulnerable and Extinct Fauna.
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