Scientists believe that early whales actually walked the earth. The theory, supported by recent fossil finds in the foothills of the Himalayas, is that about 53.5 million years ago, whales were amphibious. (source)
There are 79 to 84 different species of whale.
The blue whale is the largest whale. They may grow up to 100 feet and weigh as much as several elephants.
The blue whale’s heart that weighs 1,300 lbs and only beats about ten times per minute.
The humpback whales males produce, in frequencies between 20 and 9,000 Hz, songs that are the longest and the most varied in all the animal kingdom, with repeated sequences about 15 minutes long.
Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) is a baleen whale that lives only in the Arctic and is rich in blubber.
Baleen whales are characterized by having no teeth; instead, they have baleen plates for filtering food from water.
Whales are closely related to dolphins and porpoises.
A humpback whale may eat up to a ton of food every day.
Whales love to sing! They use this as a call to mates, a way to communicate and also just for fun!
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