Weird Whale Facts, Ocean Fun and Dolphin Downloads
 
Weird Whale Facts
Did you know?
• A Volvo estate car could fit inside the mouth of a blue whale -- or several electric cars.
• A baby blue whale, when it is born, drinks 50 gallons (almost 200 litres) of fuller than full-fat milk a day. This is more than the daily production from 10 Jersey-Guernsey cows!
• A bowhead whale can live to be more than 100 years old. Imagine a century of 24-hour daylight summers and just as many long dark winters!
 
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Ocean Fun: Test your knowledge
True or False?
• A humpback whale has been found with hind legs. True or False
• Some narwhals have two tusks. True or False
• The sounds made by a blue whale can travel across the entire ocean. True or False
 
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Dolphin Downloads
 
The killer whale or orca is the largest member of the dolphin family called Delphinidae. This is the dialect of Avacha orca clan from Kamchatka, Russia. Can you hear the Russian accent? To listen or download, Avacha_clan.wav.
 
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