BLUE WHALE FACT SHEET BY HUGH HOBHOUSE (aged 7)

A Blue Whale surfaces off Baja California. Courtesy of Ian Rowlands

It’s the largest animal on earth.

The Blue whale can reach a weight of 150 tons.

The average length of a blue whale is 70 to 85 feet.

Blue whales can swim up to 30 miles per hour.

The blue whale has a blowhole on the top of its head to breathe through.

Blue whales do sleep - usually in the middle of the day.

The whale hears through sound waves travelling through water.

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