Coloring Pages Whale and Cetacean

The name whale comes from the mammal in the cetacean family with the largest size. The largest animals that currently inhabit the earth are whales. You should know that whales, unlike fish, have horizontal tail fins, not vertical. An adult whale can weigh up to 4000 kilograms.

A whale on average lives on earth from 10 to even 45 years. The discrepancy is very large but it all depends on the lifestyle of this mammal.

In the whale family, there are four primary and most common species found in the world's chiefdoms: blue whale, gray whale, sperm whale, and beluga whale.

The latter species produces underwater sounds similar to those of birds, which is why they are very often called ocean nightingales. Very often they communicate so loudly that their sounds can be heard on the surface of the ocean water. 
The second additional and distinguishing feature of this species is their ability to turn their heads until they can look over their shoulder. This is only possible because of the unusual structure of their cervical vertebrae.

Trivia

1. Diversity of species: There are about 90 species of cetaceans, which fall into two basic categories: toothfish (odontocetes), such as orcas and dolphins, and whalefish (mysticetes), such as fin whales.
2. Breathing: All cetaceans must breathe atmospheric air. They have special openings on top of their heads, called blowholes, through which they inhale and exhale air.
3. Communications: Cetaceans communicate with each other using sounds of different frequencies, which allows them to navigate, hunt and socially interact in the dark depths of the ocean.
4. Socialization: Some cetacean species, such as orcas and dolphins, are highly social and live in organized family groups, called a herd.
5. Diet: The diet of cetaceans varies from species to species. For example, fin whales feed mainly on plankton and small crustaceans, while orcas hunt fish, seals and other marine mammals.
6. Migrations: Many cetacean species undertake long seasonal migrations between feeding and breeding areas.
7. Sizes: Whales are the largest animals on Earth. A blue whale can reach a length of up to 30 meters and a weight of up to 200 tons.
8. Life expectancy: Some species of cetaceans can live a very long time. For example, orcas can live even more than 90 years, and blue whales more than 70 years.
9. Threats: Cetaceans are threatened with extinction due to various factors such as hunting, ocean pollution, underwater noise and climate change.
10. Security: Many countries around the world have taken steps to protect cetaceans, banning hunting and creating protected areas where they can live and breed in their natural habitat.