Blue whales

 Blue whales are common in the waters around the world, but limited. Their main habitat - Antarctica and the Arctic. When the water binds the ice, blue giants are forced to migrate to warmer regions. But food is not enough, and blue whales are very lose weight using their fat reserves. Probably the biggest blue whales are the representatives of all whales. The animal body length of up to 33 meters, and weight can reach up to 190 tons. But usually, blue whales have 24metrovuyu body length and weigh 140 tons. It should be noted that females more than males, but very little on. The dorsal fin of a blue whale is small and is closer to the tail. Narrow grudnikovye fins pointed, broad tail. Keith gray-blue, the belly is lighter. Do blue whales are well developed and hearing and vision. Touch just fine. Blue whale teeth do not. On each side of the upper jaw are long rows of animal plates, which are referred to as whalebone. Swallowing tons of water from the crustaceans, the blue whale with language pushes the water through a mustache, and the food remains in the mouth, stuck in those same plates. Language of the whale, by the way, are not small, weighs up to 4 tons, and its thickness is 3 meters. Blue whale feeds on krill, and crustaceans. Dives to a depth of 500 meters, and the surfacing of plankton ingests. Then the whale emerges for the portion of the air, releasing a stream of water into the sky, when you exhale. A beautiful sight. Fountain blue whale reaches 6 to 8 meters in height. In the cold waters of the Arctic and Antarctic oxygen and carbon dioxide greater than in the warm waters, and therefore more food for the whale. It is eaten off, adding to its fat reserves. Blue whales communicate with each other by means of sounds, and even know how to sing. Prefer to keep the group up to 4 individuals. Most float one by one.

        Female blue whale pregnancy lasts 11 months. Offspring brought once in three years. In water, a baby whale is born up to 3 tons, up to 7 meters. It feeds on fat (42%) and a thick mother's milk for about seven months. Baby whale gets a portion of the milk by the contraction of the muscles of the mother. For one day, baby drinks over 600 liters of milk. There is a growing kid literally by leaps and bounds. During the day, putting on weight to 100 kg, and the length is increased by 4 kitenka see baby Wow!
 Loving mother is always there, touching care for your child. When the plates of baleen are fully developed, grown up baby whale itself is able to swallow food. This usually occurs in the seven months of age.
       These large animals are pretty amazing and admired. Despite its size blue whale is graceful. Blue whales are intelligent and harmless animals. They live in the wild about 80 years.The blue whale is listed as endangered.