Read this story about blue whales. If you find a new word, look at the words around it to help work out the meaning.
The biggest animal in the world lives in the sea. It is the blue whale. This largest of all creatures feeds on some of the very smallest of sea animals. They are called krill, and they look like tiny shrimps. When it is born, a blue whale calf is about 23 feet (7m) long.
Blue whales can grow up to about 98 feet(30m) long. Female blue whales always grow larger than males. An adult female blue whale weighs 26 times as much as an elephant. Its huge heart is the same size as a small car.
Answer the questions
1) Where does the biggest animal in the world live?
2) Is the elephant the biggest animal in the world?
3) What is the biggest animal in the world?
4) What does the blue whale eat?What do they look like?
5) How long is a blue whale calf when it is born?
6) How big can a blue whale grow?
7) which grows larger, a female or a male blue whale?
8) Which is heavier, a blue whale or an elephant?
9) Is a blue whales heart big or small? how big is it?
10) Would you like to swim with a blue whale? why?why not?
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