![\"blue](\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/blue-whale-at-water-surface.jpg\")
2) Whales don\u2019t get the water they need from seawater; instead they get water by metabolizing the fat in their food.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"humback](\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/humback-whale-breaching.jpg\")
Humback whale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n3) Whales swim by moving their tails up and down, unlike fish, which swim by moving their tail side to side.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"whale](\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/whale-tale.jpg\")
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4) The blue whale is the largest animal to ever live on Earth; their heart is about the size of a Volkswagen beetle.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"Blue](\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/blue-whale-worlds-biggest-animal.jpg\")
Blue whale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n5) Sperm whales spend about 7% of their time drifting inactively; they sometimes take these naps while standing up vertically.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"sperm](\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sperm-whale-underwater.jpg\")
Sperm whale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n6) Blue whales are one of the loudest animals, producing sounds that other whales can hear 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) away.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"Blue](\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/blue-whale-tale.jpg\")
Blue whale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n7) Hippos are the closest living relative to whales.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"hippo\"](\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-hippo.jpg\")
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8) The beluga whale is the only member of the cetacean order that can make facial expressions.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"Beluga](\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/bluga-whale-face.jpg\")
Beluga whale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n9) Some whales migrate to \u2018rubbing beaches\u2019 which are shallow bays lined with rocks that they rub against, likely to help them shed their skin.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"two](\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/two-gray-whales.jpg\")
Gray whales<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n10) Cuvier beaked whales hold the record for the mammal with the longest and deepest dive. Scientists have tracked a Cuvier beak whale diving down 9,816 feet (2,992 meters) and staying under water for 138 minutes.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"Photo](\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-Cuviers-Beaked-Whale-flickr-credit-Tim-Ellis.jpg\")
Cuvier beaked whales. Photo credit: Flickr user Tim Ellis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhich of these whale facts do you think is the coolest?<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Find how how to tell the age of a blue whale, which species has the nicest smile and who is the best diver in this top ten countdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[411,931],"tags":[605,414,131,92,192],"class_list":["post-28176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-top-10","category-all","tag-blue-whale","tag-featured","tag-mammal","tag-ocean","tag-whales"],"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
3) Whales swim by moving their tails up and down, unlike fish, which swim by moving their tail side to side.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
4) The blue whale is the largest animal to ever live on Earth; their heart is about the size of a Volkswagen beetle.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\nBlue whale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n5) Sperm whales spend about 7% of their time drifting inactively; they sometimes take these naps while standing up vertically.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\nSperm whale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n6) Blue whales are one of the loudest animals, producing sounds that other whales can hear 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) away.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\nBlue whale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n7) Hippos are the closest living relative to whales.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
8) The beluga whale is the only member of the cetacean order that can make facial expressions.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\nBeluga whale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n9) Some whales migrate to \u2018rubbing beaches\u2019 which are shallow bays lined with rocks that they rub against, likely to help them shed their skin.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\nGray whales<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n10) Cuvier beaked whales hold the record for the mammal with the longest and deepest dive. Scientists have tracked a Cuvier beak whale diving down 9,816 feet (2,992 meters) and staying under water for 138 minutes.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\nCuvier beaked whales. Photo credit: Flickr user Tim Ellis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhich of these whale facts do you think is the coolest?<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Find how how to tell the age of a blue whale, which species has the nicest smile and who is the best diver in this top ten countdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[411,931],"tags":[605,414,131,92,192],"class_list":["post-28176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-top-10","category-all","tag-blue-whale","tag-featured","tag-mammal","tag-ocean","tag-whales"],"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
<\/p>\n5) Sperm whales spend about 7% of their time drifting inactively; they sometimes take these naps while standing up vertically.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\nSperm whale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n6) Blue whales are one of the loudest animals, producing sounds that other whales can hear 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) away.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\nBlue whale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n7) Hippos are the closest living relative to whales.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
8) The beluga whale is the only member of the cetacean order that can make facial expressions.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\nBeluga whale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n9) Some whales migrate to \u2018rubbing beaches\u2019 which are shallow bays lined with rocks that they rub against, likely to help them shed their skin.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\nGray whales<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n10) Cuvier beaked whales hold the record for the mammal with the longest and deepest dive. Scientists have tracked a Cuvier beak whale diving down 9,816 feet (2,992 meters) and staying under water for 138 minutes.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\nCuvier beaked whales. Photo credit: Flickr user Tim Ellis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhich of these whale facts do you think is the coolest?<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Find how how to tell the age of a blue whale, which species has the nicest smile and who is the best diver in this top ten countdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[411,931],"tags":[605,414,131,92,192],"class_list":["post-28176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-top-10","category-all","tag-blue-whale","tag-featured","tag-mammal","tag-ocean","tag-whales"],"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
6) Blue whales are one of the loudest animals, producing sounds that other whales can hear 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) away.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\nBlue whale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n7) Hippos are the closest living relative to whales.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
8) The beluga whale is the only member of the cetacean order that can make facial expressions.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\nBeluga whale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n9) Some whales migrate to \u2018rubbing beaches\u2019 which are shallow bays lined with rocks that they rub against, likely to help them shed their skin.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\nGray whales<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n10) Cuvier beaked whales hold the record for the mammal with the longest and deepest dive. Scientists have tracked a Cuvier beak whale diving down 9,816 feet (2,992 meters) and staying under water for 138 minutes.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\nCuvier beaked whales. Photo credit: Flickr user Tim Ellis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhich of these whale facts do you think is the coolest?<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Find how how to tell the age of a blue whale, which species has the nicest smile and who is the best diver in this top ten countdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[411,931],"tags":[605,414,131,92,192],"class_list":["post-28176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-top-10","category-all","tag-blue-whale","tag-featured","tag-mammal","tag-ocean","tag-whales"],"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
7) Hippos are the closest living relative to whales.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
8) The beluga whale is the only member of the cetacean order that can make facial expressions.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\nBeluga whale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n9) Some whales migrate to \u2018rubbing beaches\u2019 which are shallow bays lined with rocks that they rub against, likely to help them shed their skin.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\nGray whales<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n10) Cuvier beaked whales hold the record for the mammal with the longest and deepest dive. Scientists have tracked a Cuvier beak whale diving down 9,816 feet (2,992 meters) and staying under water for 138 minutes.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\nCuvier beaked whales. Photo credit: Flickr user Tim Ellis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhich of these whale facts do you think is the coolest?<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Find how how to tell the age of a blue whale, which species has the nicest smile and who is the best diver in this top ten countdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[411,931],"tags":[605,414,131,92,192],"class_list":["post-28176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-top-10","category-all","tag-blue-whale","tag-featured","tag-mammal","tag-ocean","tag-whales"],"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
<\/p>\n9) Some whales migrate to \u2018rubbing beaches\u2019 which are shallow bays lined with rocks that they rub against, likely to help them shed their skin.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\nGray whales<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n10) Cuvier beaked whales hold the record for the mammal with the longest and deepest dive. Scientists have tracked a Cuvier beak whale diving down 9,816 feet (2,992 meters) and staying under water for 138 minutes.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\nCuvier beaked whales. Photo credit: Flickr user Tim Ellis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhich of these whale facts do you think is the coolest?<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Find how how to tell the age of a blue whale, which species has the nicest smile and who is the best diver in this top ten countdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[411,931],"tags":[605,414,131,92,192],"class_list":["post-28176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-top-10","category-all","tag-blue-whale","tag-featured","tag-mammal","tag-ocean","tag-whales"],"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
10) Cuvier beaked whales hold the record for the mammal with the longest and deepest dive. Scientists have tracked a Cuvier beak whale diving down 9,816 feet (2,992 meters) and staying under water for 138 minutes.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\nCuvier beaked whales. Photo credit: Flickr user Tim Ellis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhich of these whale facts do you think is the coolest?<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Find how how to tell the age of a blue whale, which species has the nicest smile and who is the best diver in this top ten countdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[411,931],"tags":[605,414,131,92,192],"class_list":["post-28176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-top-10","category-all","tag-blue-whale","tag-featured","tag-mammal","tag-ocean","tag-whales"],"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t