1. The blue whale is the largest animal to ever live on earth, larger than the dinosaurs!
2. The bowhead whale lives in the most specialized habitat of all the baleen whales, the shallow seas of the Arctic.
3. The gray whale is the only baleen whale that sucks in ocean sediment to filter gammarid amphipods from mud.
4. The omura’s whale is the newest addition to the baleen whale suborder, it used to be considered a type of bryde’s whale, but recent genetic tests proved otherwise.
5. The smallest baleen whale is the pygmy right whale averaging 20 feet in length.
Lesly says
Why does it not say about baleen whales
Carolyn Kraft says
Hi Lesly, This post lists fun facts about different baleen whales. Did you want to know something more specific? If you could please clarify your question that would help me answer it better. Thanks!
Kate says
i love your post
Kate says
i think this website is cool because of the awesome facts.
whales are awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but not as awesome and smart as owls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
also i think their should be more facts.?.?.?.?.?.?
Rose says
i love whales their awsome
Rosa says
baleen whales are awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
candice says
IT IS GOOD , BUT it needs more interesting facts. whales rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!