Judy,


1.)  Blue whales have a single calf 
<fontfamily><param>arial,helvetica</param>(at about twenty five feet and
three tons, that is still a pretty big baby)...

</fontfamily><<<<<<<<


2.)   Well, the most common estimates are about seven or eight months of
nursing.  The assumption is that at that point the calf is weaned.  I do
not know for sure how long a calf might remain close to it's mother (most
estimates are that the calf will put on about twenty tons of weight while
it is being nursed...whew).


ge



>>>>

<fontfamily><param>arial,helvetica</param>

</fontfamily>At 05:59 PM 1/24/01 EST, you wrote: 

>>>>

<excerpt><fontfamily><param>arial,helvetica</param>Dear Greg: 

My daughter is doing a project for school and needs the answer to the  

following two questions: 


1.  How many calves may be born to a Blue whale at a time 

2.  How long do the calves remain with the mother before being weaned? 


We appreciate your help.  Thank you. 


Judy Serrapica 

</fontfamily></excerpt><fontfamily><param>arial,helvetica</param>


</fontfamily>