1. Endangered Species The Blue Whale

2. Size May have been the largest animal to ever live May have been the largest animal to ever live 130 to 150 tons on average 130 to 150 tons on average Eats several tons of krill per day, but also consume small fish and crustaceans Eats several tons of krill per day, but also consume small fish and crustaceans

4. Endangered Species *Added to Endangered Species list in 1970 *Whaling brought blue whale population down to less than 10,000 *Global Warming affects the temperature of the water -> food supply -> migration *Amount of noise in oceans (communication among the whales)

5. After reading about food webs, why can we conclude that big, fierce animals are so rare?

6. Resources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Whale#Feeding http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Whale#Feeding http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Whale#Feeding http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ocregister.co m/newsimages/news/2007/06/04bluewhale_gp.gif&imgrefurl=http:/ /www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1717453.p hp&h=448&w=1000&sz=186&hl=en&start=25&um=1&tbnid=2ZeQ k_eaIeuedM:&tbnh=67&tbnw=149&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dblue% 2Bwhale%26start%3D20%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26um %3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox- a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ocregister.co m/newsimages/news/2007/06/04bluewhale_gp.gif&imgrefurl=http:/ /www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1717453.p hp&h=448&w=1000&sz=186&hl=en&start=25&um=1&tbnid=2ZeQ k_eaIeuedM:&tbnh=67&tbnw=149&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dblue% 2Bwhale%26start%3D20%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26um %3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox- a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN http://www.earthsendangered.com/profile.asp?mp=1&ID=10&sp=9 27 http://www.earthsendangered.com/profile.asp?mp=1&ID=10&sp=9 27