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Outdoor education sac 1
unit 2MIGRATON
BLUE WHALE By T one Gojani
Characteristics !• Colour *bluish-grey colour , with some
white-grey spots.
shape *It has a long body *head makes up ¼ of its body . Dorsal fins are a triangular
shape. *females are larger than males.
• Size *largest mammal*weigh up to 100 ton
*Blue whales have long, thin flippers 8 feet long.
WHAT IT EATS *small shrimp like creatures .
*consuming around 4 tons or more everyday.
*eat up to 40 million krill in ONE day !
Where it lives and its habitat!
• present in almost all of the oceans .• southern hemisphere • likes cold temperatures ADAPTATION TO ITS ENVIRONMENT
• thick blubber*it insulates the whale .
Migration • WHY DOES IT MIGRATE • They migrate to the cold
waters so they can search for food and so that their body can stay cool .
• Also so that they can mate during winter months and give birth to calves.
• WHEN DOES IT MIGRATE
• Every three or four months
How do blue whales migrate?
Blue whales migrate swimming from the northern and southern hemispheres .
Though whales usually don’t migrate all at once.
MAP OF MIGRATION PATTERNS AND BREEDING AREAS .
Bibliography
http://www.whaleroute.com/migrate/http://www.acsonline.org/factpack/bluewhl.htmhttp://www.whale-and-dolphin-facts.com/whale-migration.html
BY TONE GOJANI !