MAMMAL MONDAY # 43

MAMMAL MONDAY #43!

We’re taking the E & E sub to the chilly Arctic Ocean to meet a magnificent and large mammal! Thank goodness they eat very tiny animals! We’ve got room in the sub for everyone, as well as some hot apple cider!

MEET THE BOWHEAD WHALE!

   Range/Habitat: Arctic- sub-arctic ocean

   Diet: Carnivore: plankton

   Length/Weight: 45-59 ft/ 55-66 tons

   Conservation Status: common

Fun Facts:

• Bowhead whales are baleen whales and they have the longest baleen of any whale on earth!
• Bowhead whales have no dorsal fin!
• They have a massive head. It makes up a third of their body weight!
• Bowhead whales use echolocation to navigate through the ice flows.
• They have a bow shaped mouth.
• Bowhead whales have a very thick layer of blubber to keep them warm.
• They can live up to 100 years!

WOW, Bowheads are some big mammals! Can you believe that they live for almost a hundred years? That is so crazy!