Interesting facts on whales?

Question

I'm looking for some interesting, but not widely known facts about any kind of whales.

Answer 1

well the great blue whale has a penis the size of a schoolbus

Answer 2

Whales belong in the Cetacea order of marine mammals which includes dolphins and porpoises
www.dkd.net/whales/index.html

Brain cells thought to be unique to man and great apes have been discovered in humpback whales
www.whales-online.org

Whales breath air into lung, are warm-blooded, ancestors lived on land, now they are fully adapted to aquatic life
Male whales are called bulls
Female whales are called cows
Young whales are called calves
Whales have the largest brain of any animal on earth.
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/whales

Whales use their high metabolism to generate healt and regulate their internal temperature
Whales have no tear glands, no skin glands, or sense of smell

Answer 3

Small whales called narwhals have a long spiraled horn pointing out of their head. This horn can be many feet long. In ancient times charlatans sold narwhal horns as "unicorn horns" to foolish people, supposedly as a remedy to poison.
Sperm whales can emit a sonic beam from their heads that powerful enough to stun and kill fish and can shatter all the bones in a man's hand if he places it directly on the forehead of a sperm whale.

Answer 4

Spock heads a group for the saety of the Humped back Whale.

Answer 5

Whales as we know them today evolved from a land dwelling creature.

Answer 6

I don't really know a lot about whales, but you can check wikipedia and maybe these links

http://www.whaleguide.com/data/blue01.htm
http://school.familyeducation.com/aquatic-animals/29751.html

Answer 7

search in wikipedia ple on whales