Most of you might
think that blue whales are the biggest animals on Earth. Well, technically it’s
not completely wrong but it’s not the correct answer either. Subspecies known
as Antarctic blue whale and they are the largest of whales. In fact, they are
the largest mammals or most likely the largest animal on the planet. Some
scientists even say that they are the largest mammals ever lived on earth.
We brought you a
video with interesting facts about Antarctic blue whales and some of their
family members.
These gigantic
creatures grow up to 30 meters. It’s like two and half full-sized school buses
in a row. And they weigh up to 200 tons. That is approximately 33 African
elephants, which is the largest animal on the ground. Still, you probably won’t
get the actual size if this huge muscle mass until you see a one with your own
eyes.
Your chance of
seeing them could’ve been pretty high if it was early 1900s when around 125,
000 whales were alive. Because of the fact that commercial whaling was
legalized in most of the 1900s Antarctic blue whales are now endangered animals
where their population is reduced to mere 3000. Since world is now prioritizing
on protecting endangered animals, large number of organizations are working on
restoring whale population to their balance.
If they ever went
extinct, the ocean will be overrun by their exclusive diet, krill. Antarctic
blue whales eat two tons of krill per day in average where some of large
members eat up to six tons. Can you imagine the chaos that would’ve happen if
these big boys went extinct?
Are you planning to
give them a visit on Antarctic Ocean? Or have you already seen them? How was
the experience? Share your thoughts with us in the comment section below. And
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