The Blue Whale is a marine mammal in a small group of baleen whales. blue whales can grow to 33 meters in length and 200 tonnes or more in weight, it is the largest animal ever to have existed.

Long and slim, the Blue Whale's body can be different shades of blue and grey which are lighter shades underneath. There are at least three non extinct species but there might be others undiscoverd its diet consists on krill, small fish and sometimes squid.


There were alot of blue whales in almost every ocean until the start of the 20th century. For over 40 years they were hunted by whalers until they were protected by the international community.