Blue Whale's Perfect Comic Timing! #EarthOnLocation - Earth Unplugged

[yuiyoshida]

[passiveporcupine]

1. Such amazing creatures

I've never seen a whale in real life...it would be so cool to see one. I'm glad we can see them up close with gopros now.

Love all the cool and interesting videos you've been posting yuiyoshida!

[Cracklin Charlie]

2. I want to be a blue whale in my next life.

I'll just swim and eat fish all day!

I had no idea they were so witty.

[yuiyoshida]

3. Sounds like a grand life however

You do know that blue whales don't eat fish. Their diet consists of krill:

Despite being the largest living mammal in the world the blue whales primary diet consists almost exclusively of krill, a small oceanic creature that generally measure in at a measly 1-2 centimeters; although a few species of krill can grow close to 6 inches in size.

In comparison to the small size of krill the blue whale can grow to be more than 100 ft. long (60 – 80 ft. on average) and weigh over 180 tons (100 – 150 tons on average)!

Even though these marine mammals are larger than most whales their bodies are quite slim and streamlined for their size allowing them to reach for speeds of up to 25 miles per hour or more when threatened or startled; however the average traveling speed of these marine mammals remains closer to 5 mph.

When it comes to eating food the blue whale can consume as many as 40 million krill per day, which ends up weighing close to 8,000 pounds of food on a daily basis!

http://www.whalefacts.org/what-do-blue-whales-eat/

[Cracklin Charlie]

4. Yeah, yeah, krill.

Sounds delicious!

Here's the part that sounds like the perfect next life:

"Even though these marine mammals are larger than most whales their bodies are quite slim and streamlined for their size allowing them to reach for speeds of up to 25 miles per hour or more when threatened or startled; however the average traveling speed of these marine mammals remains closer to 5 mph.

When it comes to eating food the blue whale can consume as many as 40 million krill per day, which ends up weighing close to 8,000 pounds of food on a daily basis!"

I watched a great program about blue whales years ago, and decided that would be a nice way to live. I'll check out that link. Thanks!

[Hoppy]

5. I went on a whale watch last Friday. Saw an adolescent Humpback. Great fun.

Cape May, N.J.

About 15 years ago, saw several in the St. Lawrence Sea Way.

[Joe Chi Minh]

6. Very, very funny. There's no such thing as

a coincidence. God has a sense of humour, too.

All the funnier in that he said, 'Talk of the devil!' I think we can safely assume he was not intending to blaspheme against the Holy Spirit.

[Tree-Hugger]

7. Love it!

Perfect timing.

Such beautiful creatures. I have gone on several whale watches - on in Cape May, NJ (saw a Minke) and many out of Gloucester, Massachusetts, where we have seen many humpbacks. It never gets old. They are awe-inspiring creatures.