The largest whale

What is the largest whale in the world?

The Arctic blue whale is the largest living whale living on Earth, and not only that, it is also the largest animal on the planet, and its scientific name is (Balaenoptera musculus).^[XNUMX]

The weight of the blue whale is about 181,440 kg, which is the size of 33 elephants, and it grows to reach a length of about 30 meters. It is also noted that the size of its heart is similar to the size of a small car.^[XNUMX]

The blue whale is one of the loudest creatures on Earth, due to its loud sounds that exceed the sounds of jet engines.^[XNUMX]

Blue whales gain their huge size as a result of their diet, which depends on consuming small, shrimp-like organisms called krill. Their average consumption of krill during specific periods of each year is about 4,000 kg per day.^[XNUMX]

The world's largest whales, in order 

Here are the 5 largest whales living in the world, in order:^[XNUMX]

Information about the blue whale

The blue whale can be identified through the following information:

Blue whales communicate with each other by making loud whistle-like sounds.

The strength of these sounds reaches approximately 188 decibels, and their low voices can be heard from hundreds of miles away, and these whales use this method to attract other blue whales.^[XNUMX]

• Blue whales were previously distinguished as among the most important baleen whales hunted commercially

However, as their numbers declined greatly during the first half of the twentieth century, this type of whale was protected against commercial hunting, although the numbers of blue whales increased slightly after that throughout the world.

Their numbers are estimated at between 10,000 and 25,000 whales, but the International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies blue whales as an endangered species.^[XNUMX]

• Blue whales are known for their light gray and blue colours.

The whale's lower surface is gray to white in color, and it also has thick, rough hairs in its mouth that help it catch food.^[XNUMX]

• Blue whales breathe air when they surface

Through the two nostrils located near the top of the head, whales also exhale water when they are resting about one to four times per minute, and approximately five to twelve times per minute after a deep dive.^[XNUMX]

• Blue whales can live for approximately eighty to ninety years.

As it lives in all the world's oceans, it lives in cold waters in the summer, and moves to tropical waters in the winter.^[XNUMX]

The blue whale represents the largest creature that has ever lived and continues to live on planet Earth. The weight of the blue whale reaches about 190,000 kilograms. It is distinguished by its ability to communicate with other whales through whistle-like sounds, and has colors that vary between gray and light blue.

The most prominent types of whales that are second only to the blue whale in size are: North Atlantic right whales, bowhead whales, humpback whales, and North Pacific right whales.