Facts About Whales

The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth—even bigger than any dinosaur—growing up to 100 feet (30 meters) long and weighing as much as 200 tons, which is more than 33 elephants 


Other amazing facts about whales include:
Whales are mammals, not fish: they breathe air through lungs, are warm-blooded, and nurse their young with milk 

Sperm whales have the largest brain of any animal that ever lived, weighing over 5 times more than a human brain.

Bowhead whales can live over 200 years, making them the longest-living mammals on Earth 

Blue whales produce the loudest sounds of any animal, reaching 188 decibels—louder than a jet engine—and their calls can be heard hundreds of kilometers underwater 

Humpback whales sing complex songs lasting up to 30 minutes that can be heard for miles and may travel across entire ocean basins 

Cuvier’s beaked whale holds the diving record, reaching 1.9 miles (3,000 meters) deep and staying submerged for more than 2 hours 
Gray whales migrate about 10,000 miles round-trip each year, the longest migration of any mammal 

Sperm whales sleep vertically, dangling tail-down in the water 

Beluga whales can make facial expressions and have flexible necks, earning them the nickname "canaries of the sea" due to their wide range of sounds 

Whales help fertilize the ocean: their waste feeds plankton, and their up-and-down movement creates "the whale pump" that keeps oceans healthy 

Many whale species, including blue, right, and fin whales, are endangered due to ship strikes and fishing net entanglement 

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