From: "Joane Lamisere"
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 08:51:50 -0700
To: tjfketos@rcn.com
Cc: "Holly L. Tomey" <
Subject: questions about blue whales
Dear Joanne ,
Blue whales catch krill by gulping up to 70 tons of food and water in one
swat. The blue whale has an enormous mouth and when it finds a large school
of krill it sometimes eats the whole grouping. If a blue whale was 100 feet
long it's mouth would be 30 feet long and 12 feet wide big enough to fit2
SUV vehicles.
The blue whales eats by surfacing at an angle to the cloud of food in the
water and by opening it's mouth quickly gulps a big "bite" of water and
food.
Bon apetit,
Dr. Tom ford
Dear Dr. Ford,
I learned that blue whales can eat 30 million krill each day. How do
the blue whales catch krill? How can blue whales fit so much into their
mouth?
Sincerely,
Joane
P.S. Why do blue whales need so much krill?
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