Skip to main content

Biggest animal on Earth:facts about the Blue whale!



Did you know?A blue whale's tongue weigh as much as an elephant!

 Known as the world's largest animal,the blue whale is sure a fantastic animal.

From being able to eat sharks,swallow cars to....,a lot of misconceptions has been built up about the blue whale.



Below are some facts about the blue whale:  



BLUE WHALES ACTUALLY APPEAR TO BE GREY!

In contrast to their name,blue whales are actually greyish when at the surface of water.  

Blue whales at water surface


BLUE WHALE DIETS CONSIST MAINLY OF KRILL!

Blue whales don't eat large animals like most people think.What they eat is krill.(krills are small shrimp like crusteceans)



THEIR HEARTS WEIGH AS MUCH AS A CAR.

A blue whales heart weighs 310kg which will be equal to the weight of a small car.


THEIR TONGUES CAN WEIGH AS MUCH AS AN ELEPHANT!

Weighing 3600kg(8000pounds),a blue whale's tongue would weigh more than a female asian elephant but not as much as the African male.


THEIR THROAT MEASURES LESS THAN ONE FEET WIDE!

A FULL SIZE HUMAN COULD SWIM THROUGH THEIR ARTERIES!

To supply blood to its massive organs,the blue whale has arteries big enough for a full size human to swim through.

BLUE WHALES TRAVEL AT 7.41km/h

BLUE WHALES REACH A MAX LENGTH OF 29.9m(98ft)


Although a few blue whales were found with a length of over 29.9m, generally blue whales grow up to this length.


Blue whale


THE BLUE WHALE'S NOSTRILS CREATE A TALL SPRAY WHICH CAN BE SEEN 30-40ft (9-12m) above water surface. 

•BLUE WHALES HAVE A LIFE SPAN OF 80-90years.


Amazing right?
  That's what we do at Discovery Galaxy....we bring you amazing stuffs!


Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Mystery Renamed:The Bermuda Triangle

Also known as "Devil's triangle", the Bermuda triangle is one thing that has got people talking. Despite the fact that different books and numerous articles have been written on it,its mystery remains pretty unsolved. Let's take a look at one or two things about this mystery... Location The Bermuda triangle is a region of the Northern Atlantic ocean bounded by Bermuda, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico. Though its exact boundaries are not universally agreed upon,it ranges between 1 300 000 and 3 900 000 sqkm and has a roughly triangular shape. Facts •Despite its notoriety, the Bermuda triangle is one of the regularly sailed shipping route and aircrafts also travel the air routes above it frequently. •The incidents reported are no larger than those of other heavily travelled regions. •No remains of a ship or plane involved in the incidents has been found. •Pilot Bruce Gernon once claimed to have experienced an electronic fog in the regio...

14 football facts that look unbelievable!

“Diego Maradona played for Tottenham hotspurs!”Yeah! You read it right!   Talk about a sport with one of the biggest followers in the world...that's Football!It's time to Discover absolutely unbelievable facts about the round leather game! 1.North Korea has the largest stadium in the world!   Yeah!That same North Korea!    North Korea is sure popular for a lot of things but football isn't just one of them. Well,they have the largest stadium in the world and it's called the “RUNGRADO MAY DAY STADIUM".  Opened on the 1st of May 1989,the 114000 -capacity masterpiece occupies 20.7 hectares of land on Rungra Island, Pyongyang,North Korea. 2. 149-0 149-0 was the scoreline between SO Emyrne ans AS Adema of Madagascar in the Madagascar top flight in the year 2002.   The bigger surprise? THEY WERE ALL OWN GOALS!CRAZY RIGHT!?   SO EMYRNE were unhappy about a penalty call made against them in their previous game so they decided to protest.The result? 149 goals i...