Wednesday, 27 June 2012

Whales

  • The whale can stay underwater for5-15 minutes at a time 
  •  They can swim at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour 
  •  They need to eat 50-150 kilograms of meat every day
  •  Threats to the whale are plastic bags, balloons, chemicals, oil spills they are all considered pollution 
  •  They live as long as some humans
  •  The largest record of female whales killed on Antarctica was 106 feet long and could weigh as much as 400,000 pounds
  •  The largest male ever killed in Antarctica was 104 feet long and was killed on 1926

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