
Blue whale - Wikipedia
The average length of sexually mature female blue whales is 22.0 meters (72.1 ft) for Eastern North Pacific blue whales, 24 meters (79 ft) for central and western North Pacific blue whales, …
The life of the blue whale | Natural History Museum
A post-mortem examination of the blue whale confirmed it was a female. We do not know how old she was when she died, but she was probably quite young. Female blue whales generally …
Blue whale | Facts, Habitat, & Pictures | Britannica
2025年1月18日 · blue whale, (Balaenoptera musculus), the most massive animal ever to have lived, a species of baleen whale that weighs approximately 150 tons and may attain a length of …
Blue Whale - National Wildlife Federation
Females are bigger than males. The lengthiest blue whales are 110 feet, but they are more commonly between 70 and 80 feet. Adult blue whales weigh up to 150 tons, which makes …
Facts about blue whales - Whale & Dolphin Conservation USA
Female blue whales weigh more than males with the largest population in the Antarctic where females weigh in at a whopping 130 tons (290,000 lbs) overshadowing males by nearly 20 …
How Big is a Blue Whale? Blue Whale Size Facts and Curiosities
A female blue whale is about 21-27 meters (70-90 feet). Twenty-seven meters is about the same length as two full-size school buses, six mid-size cars, or 15 grown men! To put blue whale …
Blue Whale - The Marine Mammal Center
Once female blue whales reach sexual maturity around 5 to 15 years old, they can give birth every two to three years. Blue whale pregnancies last about one year with calves typically …
What Is the Name for a Female Whale? - Reference.com
2015年8月4日 · Sexually mature female whales are referred to as cows. Mature males are often called bulls, and the offspring of a cow and a bull is called a calf. Every year, some species of …
Blue Whale Facts and Information | United Parks & Resorts
Female: For Antarctic adults at physical maturity, lengths of 27 m (88.6 ft.) are common; specimens from the Northern hemisphere are typically smaller; females tend to be slightly …
Blue Whale Mating 101: How Often Do Blue Whales Mate?
Blue whales reach sexual maturity between the ages of 5 – 15, after which males will mate every year during the length of the breeding season and females will do so every 2 to 3 years. These …