The blue whales are a very majestic creature of the deep that have been around for as long as the dinosaurs where roaming the earth. Unfortunately over the last few centuries the blue whales have been hunted nearly to complete extinction and now the populations are struggling to resize. With Japanese whaling fleets still looking for whale to catch for experiments and whale blubber there is still a chance that the blue whales will not make another century on this planet.

It is possible that the blue whales are getting close to extinction because of their giant size and this makes them and easy target. With the modern Japanese whaling ships they can easily outrun the blue whales so there is little chance of escape. The dwindling numbers from 200,000 blue whales around 200 years ago down to just a hand full of blue whales is a major worry for animal activists who have little chance in reviving this species.

The blue whales where commonly spotted in all the oceans of the world however today they are only present in a few, if seen at all. In 1931 it was estimated that nearly 30.000 blue whales where killed for their meat all around the world however it was not until 1966 that the whales where declared to be on the endangered species list by the international whaling commission. Today it is only one nation that hunts the whales however the Japanese government assure us that the whaling fleets will not target endangered species of whales.

Besides giving the obvious answer that blue whales live in the ocean there is a more complex answer for you to think about. Lucky for the blue whale being nearly 20 times larger than the biggest of elephants and 10 times larger than the scary tyrannosaurus rex the blue whale never had to worry about being hunted y man because they were just to big and fast to catch. These whales spend a lot of time moving north to south and then south to north following the food they eat and keeping in waters which are the perfect temperature for them to live in.

It is the cooler temperatures that the blue whales like such as far north around Iceland and Norway and around the coast of Ireland. The Atlantic Ocean is where these majestic mammals of the deep love to live, feed and breed because the water temperature there is perfect for a mammal that has dozens if not hundreds of tones of blubber around its body. The blue whales are capable of traveling thousands of kilometers so you can also find them in the warmer Pacific Ocean. The blue whale just like many other whale species are mainly comprised of blubber and it is not unusual to see them alongside an iceberg which shows just how effective their natural insulation can be.

Unfortunately for the blue whale their habitats are becoming less which is a problem for something of such a great size. With the melting of the ice caps the fresh water that is running off into the ocean means that the whales have to stay away from this land mass otherwise they will drown in themselves in the freshwater which they cannot breath. Blue whales can also be found further north as far as the equator around America and off the coast of Africa which is where they need to go to feed during the colder seasons.

The blue whale is the largest mammal on Earth today. For this reason, it has sparked the interest of many and has lead to a great deal of fascinating inquiries in questions. One of the first questions that comes to mind when considering the blue whale is what do blue whales eat? It is difficult to imagine the diet of such a massive animal, yet the answer to that question may be surprising.

Although the blue whale is a large animal, the fact of the matter is that it eats the same thing as most other similar creatures. This diet includes krill and small fish. For the blue whale to support its massive size, it must eat a large number of fish. In this particular case, the blue whale will eat four tons of these tiny fish within a single day.

The blue whale does not have any teeth, which would normally make eating problematic for any other animal. This does not prove to be a problem for the blue whale, however. In order to properly eat, the blue whale takes an enormous drink of water. During this process, it extends its pleated throat. It is at this time that the whale will filter out the water while taking all the fish in the path. This filter is done by using the tongue to push out the water while also contracting the throat. In the end, the tiny fish are left as food for the whale while the water is pushed out and away. Within one gulp, thousands of small fish are consumed.

The blue whale is a type of marine mammal that can grow over 100 feet in length and weight about 200 tons. It is the largest animal that has ever been known to exist on Earth and is part of the baleen whale suborder. The diet of the blue whale mostly consists mostly of krill or small fish. In the beginning of the twentieth century, blue whales could be found in any of the oceans and were plentiful. Unfortunately, they have been hunted for forty years nearly down to extinction. They became a protected animal in 1966. In 2002, there is an estimated 5000-12,000 blue whales in existence. Before the occurrence of whaling, there was approximately 239,000 blue whales in the Antarctic alone.

The blue whale has a long and slender body. The head is a flat U-shape and contains a ridge that runs from its blowhole to the top of its upper lip. There are around 300 one-meter long plates that run from its upper jaw back into its mouth and 60-90 that run along the throat. These help the whale in excreting water from the mouth of a large feeding. The blue whale does possess a dorsal fin, but it is small and can only be seen during diving. It is located roughly three-quarters down the body and can vary in shape. When breaking the water’s surface to breathe, the bleu whale will blow out more water than any other whale that shoots between 9 and 12 meters high.