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Fin Whales
Fin whales live by southwest Greenland, Alaska and the North and South Poles. Fin whales could stay under water for an hour. It’s water spout is more than 15 feet high. Fin whales have no teeth and trap food in their mouths using baleen plates. Fin whales can swim very fast. They have brownish skin and pure white undersides. Fin whales are medium sized whales. Fin whales grow up to be 8 feet long and normally weigh about 65 tons. Fin whales habitat is in the deep cold ocean water. Fin whales favorite food is herring, a kind of fish. The whales swim fast around the herring until they are in a bunch. Then they eat them. Calf whales are 22 feet long at birth. One baby is born every 20 years. They’re born at the equator in winter. Whalers were killing 10,000 whales each year because they were hunting for blubber and oil. Blubber from one fin whale can make up to 8 tons of oil. Fin whales are the most common whale. |
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Written by: Christopher L. |
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