10 Fun Facts About Blue Whales for 7-Year-Old Kids

10 Fun Facts About Blue Whales for Kids

1. Biggest Animal Ever: Blue whales are the biggest animals on Earth! They can be as long as two school buses put together.
2. Super Heavy: They weigh as much as 25 elephants! That's very, very heavy.
3. Loud Voices: Blue whales make loud sounds that can be heard miles away under the water.
4. Eat Tiny Food: Even though they’re huge, they eat tiny shrimp-like animals called krill by swallowing huge amounts of water and filtering the krill out.
5. Long Lives: Blue whales can live for about 80 to 90 years!
6. Blow Big Water Spouts: When they breathe, they blow out water that shoots up like a big fountain.
7. Fast Swimmers: They can swim as fast as 20 miles per hour, even though they are so big.
8. Big Hearts: Their hearts are as big as a small car!
9. They Can Jump: Blue whales sometimes jump out of the water, which is called breaching.
10. Cold Ocean Homes: They live in all the oceans around the world, mostly in cold water.