Curiosities Of Whales
The whale, the largest animal in the world, is surrounded by various curiosities that cannot help but surprise you. Do you want to know some? Well, stay with us to enter the ocean together and learn more about the curiosities of whales, those majestic and imposing animals.
Although the life of whales is difficult to know completely due to the depth in which they live, there are many curious facts that we already know about it and today we want to share them with you.
Whale curiosities
Them and the music
When we talk about whales, we mean any type of whale, including sperm whales, belugas, blue whales, and even killer whales. They all have very similar behaviors, since they come from the same species.
Well, music attracted these beautiful little whales in an experiment. And not only that, but they also responded with a dance. Whales are believed to be immediately influenced in their mood and character by music, as are human beings.
They communicate with music
A group of scientists assured that the sounds emitted by humpback whales have very marked similarities with pop music. In fact, it is believed that their tonalities are so catchy that the other members of the group sing them too and that, when they get bored of making the same sounds, they invent new ones.
Some sleep vertically
Sperm whales, perhaps the least attractive whales, some claim, sleep upright. Well, vertically, since standing in the depths of the sea does not seem so easy. Their schedule differs from ours, as their sleep hours are from 18:00 to 12:00. Although many have linked this to the sleep of dolphins, which are also alert to possible attacks by predators, it has not been firmly proven.
However, this theory could not be without foundation, since the sperm whale is the most noble and tender of all whales and it has many predators. Sleeping little and in a position that allows you to flee quickly would be a useful and necessary defense mechanism.
They drink and eat at the same time
In order to feed on the small fish and plankton in the sea, whales cannot separate one thing from another due to their enormous size. Well, at the same time that they ingest the food, they also do it with the water, and an organ that they have in their cheeks is in charge of getting rid of it, and thus they are left alone with the food. Impressive!
They become friends
Whales are very sociable, and females even more so. In fact, studies and research have discovered that they make ‘hangouts’ with those whales with which they have lived experiences and with which they enjoy swimming or playing. As good friends… Also, it is believed that those who do this have better health and greater power of conception than those who are alone. Very interesting, don’t you think?
They are hospitable
Following the line of sociability, whales adopt animals that have been injured or abandoned in order to care for them, protect them from predators, and make them part of the herd. They become a family and protect each other.
It is known of cases of dolphins adopted by them or even of young of other species that were orphans. A gesture that honors them and that seems incredible when you think of its size. How such an imposing animal can be so cute is something we cannot explain.
They live long
How long its life is depends largely on the type of whale, but specimens have been known to have lived more than 200 years. However, boreal whales, for example, are rarely older than 90 years.
Moby Dick was real
If you were a fan of this movie, and you were wondering if it was real, then yes it was. It seems that Herman Melville based his novel on a whale named Mocha Dick, who sank a ship in 1820. Although this one, had even more bad luck than Moby Dick , because they were cruel to her.
What did you think of knowing these curiosities of the whales? Every day we know a little more about those animals that it seemed impossible to know.
