Blue Whale
(Balaenoptera musculus)
Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order| Family | Genius and Species | Works Cited
Click here to hear a blue whale call
Kingdom: Animalia
Multi-Cellular Organism.
It ingests and digests foods.
Reproduces Sexually
Moves itself and breathes
Phylum: Chordata
Bilateral Symmetry
Segmented Body (including segmented muscles)
Three germ layers and a well-developed coelom.
Single, dorsal, hollow nerve cord, usually with an enlarged anterior end (brian)
Class: Mammalia
has 3 middle ear bones, hair, and mammary glands
Order: Cetacea
Lives, Breeds, Rests, and carries out all life functions in the water.
Family: Balaenopteridae
Blue Whale's have fin's and a large size.
Genius and Species: Balaenoptera and Balaenoptera musclus
The Blue Whale one of the largest, if not the largest animal to ever live on earth. The Blue Whale is from the Phylum Chordata and is a harmless vertebrate. The Blue Whale's physical characteristics and habitat fit in with each other.
The Blue Whale's physical characteristics help it survive in the ocean. For Example, the Blue Whale is the largest animal on earth. This shows that the Blue Whales enormous size helps it scare away threatening predators. Another Example of the Blue Whale's physical characteristics is that it makes a calling sound in the ocean. This shows that they make this sound for communication. Another Example of the Blue Whale's physical characteristics is that it's blowholes blow over twenty feet high. This show that they are mammals and need oxygen to survive. The Blue wale's physical characteristics are vital to it's life.
The Blue Whale's habitat also helps it survive. For example, they can live in all oceans. This shows that they can go wherever they want in times in need. Another example of the Blue Whale's habitat is any temperature in the ocean can be withstood by the Blue Whale. This shows that they can stay in one place for a while. Another example of the Blue Whale's habitat is that a Blue Whale in the Southern Hemisphere moves South to Antarctica to feed. This shows that Blue Whale's have to move every once in a while. The Blue Whale is an animal that helps itself.
The Blue Whale's physical characteristics and habitat are like a match made in heaven. The Blue Whale is harmless to our environment so take care to protect them.
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The Big Blue Whale
Not a harmful predator It is smart and strong |
American Cetean
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Fox, David L. Animal Diversity Web. 1995. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Mar. 2003 <http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/>.
Cummings, W. C., and P. O. Thompson. Blue
Whale. Columbia University Press. 16 Apr. 2003 <http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/species/bluewhale/Loudest.shtml>.