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The largest whale in the world is the blue whale. It weighs up to 76,000 kg and measures 32 metres in length.
Every whale has a different tail fin shape. This fin, called a fluke, is as different as human fingerprints are on human hands.
Humpback whales use a circle or 'net' of bubbles to round up fish, then they take turns swimming through the fish to eat them.
Toothed whales hunt for their food what down deep in the sea. The use echo location to find it in the darkness
A baby blue whale can drink 189 litres of milk every day, and gain 91 kg every day.
The blue whale pumps 9000kg of blood through its body. Its heart is as big as a car.
An orca whale can swim as fast as 48 km, but its normal speed is about 9-16 km per hour.
When an orca whale rises out of the water and crashes down, the sound can be heard several kilometers away.
The baleen whale use filters in their mouths, to strain out the food from the water.