Save the Whales

Whales

Whales are the largest animals that have ever lived on earth - even larger than dinosaurs. Unfortunately, now they are in danger of becoming extinct. These magnificent creatures are threatened by whaling, garbage, chemicals, noise, fishing lines and more.

Did you know?

1. Whales are mammals, which means they are warm blooded and breathe air like us although they live in water.
2. A whale's nose is on the top of its head and is called a blowhole. A single breathe  from a blue whale can inflate 2000 balloons! Isn't it amazing?
3. The largest whales are blue whales. In fact, they are the largest creature ever to live on Earth.
4. Ten whale species are on the endangered list, including the baleen, blue, and right whales.

Saving whales

• Greenpeace is an organisation that has been saving whales over 30 years. They can show you how to write letters to newspapers and how to help get people to pay attention to whales problems http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/oceans/whaling/