WHALES
Did you know that whales can dump heat and sweat in blubber spots called thermal windows? Sometimes people think that whales blow water out their blowhole it actually just cold breath.
Most whales even ones with teeth just eat their food whole instead of chewing. It’s amazing how many whales live out in the world to this day. This paper shows their blubber, blowhole, and teeth facts of a whale.
This paragraph will explain why whales have blubber. Blubber is a thick skin that protects them. Blubber protects them, helps them, and heats water around them for other whales or fish. The blubber also protects their vital organs and help them in cold environments. Almost no one knows what a dorsal fin if because most whales don’t have it because of their blubber. Sense blubber makes their body thicker it prevents more heat loss. With the blubber they can control their body heat. …show more content…
They use their blowhole to breath. A blowhole is controlled by a muscle in their body. When it closes it lets in no water so they can hold their breath longer. For them it’s like a nostril. Whales don’t blow water from their blowhole. Sometimes when they need to breath they only have to barely break the surface of the water. No whale has the same blowhole some have heart shaped ones, bushy shaped ones, and column shaped ones. If you see a whale shot water out its blowhole it’s actually just cold breath. Some of the time they come up for air they release their blowhole then breath in. one weird whale is the sperm whale it has a nostril on the side of it and is considered a left nostril. Most whales can hold their breath for 30 mins. but the sperm whale can hold its breath for 1 hour and 30
Did you know that whales can dump heat and sweat in blubber spots called thermal windows? Sometimes people think that whales blow water out their blowhole it actually just cold breath.
Most whales even ones with teeth just eat their food whole instead of chewing. It’s amazing how many whales live out in the world to this day. This paper shows their blubber, blowhole, and teeth facts of a whale.
This paragraph will explain why whales have blubber. Blubber is a thick skin that protects them. Blubber protects them, helps them, and heats water around them for other whales or fish. The blubber also protects their vital organs and help them in cold environments. Almost no one knows what a dorsal fin if because most whales don’t have it because of their blubber. Sense blubber makes their body thicker it prevents more heat loss. With the blubber they can control their body heat. …show more content…
They use their blowhole to breath. A blowhole is controlled by a muscle in their body. When it closes it lets in no water so they can hold their breath longer. For them it’s like a nostril. Whales don’t blow water from their blowhole. Sometimes when they need to breath they only have to barely break the surface of the water. No whale has the same blowhole some have heart shaped ones, bushy shaped ones, and column shaped ones. If you see a whale shot water out its blowhole it’s actually just cold breath. Some of the time they come up for air they release their blowhole then breath in. one weird whale is the sperm whale it has a nostril on the side of it and is considered a left nostril. Most whales can hold their breath for 30 mins. but the sperm whale can hold its breath for 1 hour and 30