The Blue Whale
THE BLUE WHALE 1.General Description The blue whale ( Balaenoptera musculus ) is a marine mammal belonging to the baleen whales ( Mysticeti ). At up to 29.9 metres (98 ft) in length and with a maximum recorded weight of 173 tonnes (190 short tons ) and probably reaching over 181 tonnes (200 short tons ), it is the largest animal known to have ever exist ed. 2. Classify: Bionominal name: Balaenoptera musculus Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: M ammaalia Order: A tiodactyla Infraorder: C etacea Family: Balaenopteridae Genus: Balaenoptera Species: B. musculus 3. Life Cycle In order for Blue whales to find a rate, they have to move to warmer waters. Once in warm waters, they will make and temporarily stay for several months until feeding season occurs in which they migrate back to the Artic and Antarctic waters. They will reproduce through mating and then the female will become pregnant in whi