In November 2012, a pair of blue whales was sighted by the WCS team in the Ankivonjy MPA in the Northwest of Madagascar, representing a very rare documentation.įurther, WCS work in Ankivonjy will focus on examining blue whale presence and potential impact of planned Oil and Gas exploration on this critically endangered species. This is over 4 times larger than a sperm whale, and over 2,400+ the size of a human. Blue whale length comparison Weight The blue mammal is also incredibly heavy: 170+ tonnes, in fact. They can grow up to 33 meters in length and weigh more than 180 metric tons. Blue whales are the largest animals ever known to have existed. This results in the blue whale having virtually no natural predators. The tongue of a blue whale weighs around 2.7 tons. The waters to the south of the Madagascar, the Madagascar Plateau and Ridge support possibly one of the world’s largest concentrations of pygmy blue whales.īlue whales were hunted intensively until the 1970s, during which global populations were reduced to less than 1% of their former levels. This is over 16 times a typical human’s height. A pygmy blue whale population occurs on the Madagascar Plateau in the austral summer, and it is suspected that they may winter in waters of the Seychelles. intermedia) which summers in Antarctic waters. brevicauda), and the Antarctic blue whale (B. Currently there are two sub-species recognized in the Indian Ocean, the pygmy blue whale (B. That honor goes to the blue whale, which seems fitting. The Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is the largest of the whales with a length of up to 33 m and a weight of 180 tons. All of them without distinction are strictly protected under Malagasy fisheries law 93-022. Thats more than twice the size of even the largest megalodon size estimates. Its believed blue whales can reach a maximum length of 110 feet (34 meters) and weigh up to 200 tons (400,000 pounds). The size of a blue whale calf is about 23 feet at birth and it weighs over 7,000 kg. When it comes to size, the blue whale dwarfs even the largest megalodon estimates. Twenty-five elephants in a row are equal to one blue whale in size. Approximately 30 species, including 9 baleen whales and 21 toothed whales and dolphins, are known or thought to occur in coastal and pelagic waters around Madagascar. The length of a blue whale is equal to 3 school buses. There are approximately 80 described species of cetaceans worldwide, all of which are listed in the IUCN Red List and in CITES Appendix I.
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