Topic: Whales

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A Blue Whale's tongue is about the size and weight of a full grown AFRICAN ELEPHANT, and its heart is compared to the size of a volkswagon beetle.


The Orca (Killer Whale) is considered a dolphin despite its much greater length of 30 feet.


Female and young Killer whales have short curved dorsal fins. In comparison, the male's fin is much taller and straight.


The sperm whale has a single nostril on one side of its head. When it surfaces to breath, the spray is "blown" at an angle...not straight up as depicted by other large whales.


The Beluga whale, white in color, has NO dorsal fin...and its neck is very flexible enabling it to turn its head independently of its body.


The humpback whale's flipper can grow as long as 17 feet...longer than the flippers of any other whale. Its scientific name is Megaptera meaning "long winged".