Whales+-+Elijah

How many species of whales are found in the world and how many of these are found in Antarctica and what are their names?
== There are exactly 86 whales found around the world and 8 whales found in Antarctica are the Blue whale, Southern Right whale,Sei whale,Humpback whale, Sperm whale, Minke whale, Fin whale and the Killer whale or Orca whale. ==

The Killer whale is seen travelling throughout the worlds oceans, but they prefer cooler climate than the tropical climate.
== There are two species of Minke whales that still exist, the North Atlantic Minke whale(That lives in the North Atlantic waters)and the Antarctic Minke whale(That lives in the Antarctic waters).Both species of Minke whales do not meet at all because their mating seasons are different. == == Sperm whales can be found travelling through the oceans. Females Sperm whales and their babies prefer to stay near the tropical waters all year when the males are seen travelling back and forth from the colder climates ==

Do they have any natural predators? Whaling in Antarctica
== Whales do not have natural predators but the effect of storms endanger all marine life and that includes whales. Whaling has been carried out in the Southern Ocean since the late 1800s. In the early days, the whales were hunted from small boats with hand-held harpoons. About 20 whales are killed everyday, depending on the seasons. Eleven countries hunt whales. Most only allow hunting by native people. ==



The Humpback, The Blue And The Minke Whales
== The Humpback, Blue and Minke whales have a few things in common such as all being baleen whales which means they could use the same techniques at hunting for food, all don't migrate they all seem similar with each other but they all not the same because the blue whale is the largest animal that ever exist on earth ==