Do you like riddles? Here’s a fun one: I’m a mammal, I live in the water, and I’m the biggest animal in the world. Who am I?
I’m a blue whale! I’m so big that 10 African elephants could stand on my back. That’s huge! Can you guess how much I weigh? I weigh as much as 1,500 people! That’s a lot!
You might think that because I’m so big, I eat big things. But guess what? I eat tiny creatures called plankton. They’re so small that you can’t see them with your eyes!
Blue whales are great swimmers and very fast. Our tails help us swim quickly through the water. We can dive really deep, and some of us can stay underwater for a whole hour!
Even though we live in the water, we need to breathe air. So, we come up to the surface to take a breath. We have a special nose called a blowhole. Isn’t that cool?
It’s cold in some parts of the ocean, but you can find us all over the world. In the winter, we like to swim to warmer waters. We live in groups called pods. I need to go find my pod now. They’re probably wondering where I am. Bye for now!
Whale Size Comparison: Gather some items like toy elephants or small blocks. Try to stack them to see how many it takes to match the size of a blue whale. Remember, a blue whale is as big as 10 African elephants! How many toys or blocks do you need to make a pretend blue whale?
Plankton Hunt: Go on a mini adventure in your backyard or a nearby park. Look for tiny creatures like ants or small bugs. Imagine these are plankton, the tiny creatures that blue whales eat. How many can you find? Remember, blue whales eat lots of these tiny creatures every day!
Blowhole Breathing Exercise: Pretend you are a blue whale! Take a deep breath and hold it while you count to 10. Then, release it like a whale blowing air through its blowhole. How long can you hold your breath? Blue whales can stay underwater for a whole hour!
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Do you like riddles? I’m a mammal, completely adapted to water, and I’m the biggest animal in the world. Who am I?
I’m a blue whale! I’m so big that 10 African elephants can stand on my back. I’m huge! Guess how much I weigh? As much as 1,500 men! I’m massive.
You would think that being so big we would need to eat big things, but we actually eat these unbelievably tiny things called plankton. These creatures are so small that you can’t even see them with the human eye.
We’re very good swimmers and very fast. The shape of our tail is the reason we are so fast. We can also dive very deep, and some whales can stay underwater for a whole hour.
But eventually, we have to go up to the surface to breathe fresh air. Isn’t our blowhole cool?
It’s freezing here! You can find us anywhere in the world, but during wintertime, we move to warmer waters. We live in groups called pods, and I better go and catch up with my pod. They’re probably wondering where I’ve gone. Bye for now!
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