10 Interesting facts about the blue whale

Blue Whale Mother & Calf

Beautiful Blue Whale in the Big BLue

The behavior of blue whales Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, exhibit fascinating behaviors. They are known for their majestic and graceful movements, often traveling alone or in small groups. These gentle giants are characterized by their unique feeding behavior called lunge feeding, where they engulf huge amounts of water and krill before filtering it out through baleen plates. Blue whales are also known for their impressive vocalizations, producing deep, low-frequency calls that can

Exceptional Blue Whale encounters today!! It’s totally rare to have this species behave so friendly. Typically Blue Whales are very focused on feeding and not too interested in coming over to say “hi”. But this whale made repeated passes directly under us! Please remember this is with the boat’s engines off and not moving. A few times a year we get to see whales initiate these special encounters. Total sightings today were 4 Blue Whales which included a mom and baby pair.⁣⁣⁣⁣ Video by Capt Ryan⁣

Sound on to hear what a blue whale sounds like filling her lungs before vanishing back into the depths with her calf. Breath is something many of us take for granted, often not realizing that between 50 to 80% of Earth’s oxygen comes the ocean— specifically from phytoplankton, marine plant life, and algae. Great cetaceans like blue whales play a key role in supporting these invaluable ecosystems, providing critical nutrients through their excrement across the water column throughout their vast m

Blue Whales that are about double the size of our boat, just amazing! 🐳✨🐳✨🐳 Video by Saxon | Oceanside Whale Watching