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Humans killed at least 2.8 million whales in the 20th century.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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You can tell the age of a whale by counting the rings in its earwax.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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A natural predator of the Moose is the Killer Whale. They have been known to prey on moose swimming around America's Northwest Coast.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The water in a blue whale's mouth weighs as much as its entire body.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Many expensive Perfumes contain whale poop.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Whales can suffer from sunburns.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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A blue whale is larger than a basketball court.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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There's only oneall-whitehumpback whaleknown in the world.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Whales drown if they remain underwater for over 30 minutes.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Despite their massive size, blue whales feed almost exclusively on krill, tiny shrimp-like animals about the size of a jelly bean.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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A blue whale's heart can be as large as a car.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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A blue whale's tongue can weigh as much as an elephant.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Whale Sharks can live up to 100 years.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Grey whales always mate in a threesome: two males to one female.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Blue whales can get a tan.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The blue whale can produce the loudest sound of any animal. At 188 decibels, the noise can be detected over 800 km (500 mi) away.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In their first year of life, baby blue whales gain 200 pounds (91 kg) every day.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Killer Whales are actually dolphins, not whales.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Dolphins and whales give birthwith the tail first instead of the head.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Most of a sperm whale's head is filled with a fatty, yellow tissue called "junk."♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Humans, killer whales and short-finned pilot whales are the only species in which females live well beyond menopause.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Humans have been hunting whales since the Stone Age. Ancient whalers used harpoons to spear them from boats out at sea.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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A 2008 study found that sperm whales sleep in vertical postures just under the surface in passive shallow 'drift-dives', generally during the day.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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18th and 19th century whalers hunted whales for their oil, which was used as lamp fuel and lubricant.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Whale milk has the consistency of toothpaste.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Sperm whales are the loudest animals on Earth. Their calls reach up to 230 decibels.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Dolphins and whales squealto express delight.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Only three known mammals experience menopause: orcas, short-finned pilot whales and humans.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Blue whales can eat half a million calories in a single mouthful.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Whales are so big, they can take up to 100 years of creatures consuming them to decompose.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Whales walked on land about 47 million years ago.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Scientists have noticed that humpback whales around the world have been rescuing animals being hunted by orcas.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Until three million years ago, whales were less than 30 feet long.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
