BLUE WHALES

• It is a baleen whale.

• They are the largest whale.

• The tongue weights the same as an elephant.

• There are about 200,000 in the world.

• It is the loudest animal.

• The largest Blue Whale found was 106 feet.

Blue Whale

HUMPBACK WHALE

• This whale is a baleen whale.

• They are known to be a playful whale.

• It will do what is known as breaching.

•Their flippers can be 8-13 feet long.

• There are about 500 off the coast of Maine.

• They use what is called a bubble net to get their food.

The Humpback whale can be 52 feet in length.

Bubble net

Breaching

RIGHT WHALE

• They are a baleen whale.

• It is a very slow whale.

• It is called the right whale because it was easy to hunt.

• There are about 320 left. They are the most endangered.

• They are between 30 and 35 feet long and weight around 100,000 to 200,000 pounds.

RIGHT WHALE

BREACHING

MINKE WHALE

• It is a baleen whale.

• They range in size from 5 to 28 feet.

• They are very abundant and can be seen close to shore, while

feeding on small fish.

• There are about 800,000 in the world.

Minke Whale

FINBACK WHALE

• They are the second largest animal.

• They can be as long as 79 feet.

• They are very fast swimmers and are hard to study because of their speed.

• A finback whale will eat about 1,000 to 4,000 pounds of food each day.

• A baby finback will be about 20 feet at birth.

Finback Whale