The whale that drowned.

That is exactly what happens to them. They eventually drown. very sad indeed...Lori

The Blue whale lives a long life Axle.

"Survival:The lifespan of a blue whale is estimated to be 80 years.



Blue whales are found throughout the world's oceans. These gentle giants have grayish-blue skin with light spots. Measuring 70 to 80 feet in length (the longest recorded length was 106 feet), blue whales can weigh as much as 90 to 150 tons, although females are larger than the males.


Blue whales generally spend winters in temperate and subtropical zones, migrating toward the polar regions in spring and summer. They swim 14 miles per hour (with bursts as fast as 30 mph) and feed at depths of less than 330 feet (but can dive as deep as 1,640 feet). Dives last from 10 to 20 minutes. Usually they travel alone or in small groups of two to four, although off the coast of California some groups as large as 60 have been seen."

http://www.npca.org/marin...

Hello Axle_shockhits!:-)

I may not provide very informed answer on the subject, it's not my field anyway, but I do have seen in documentary that in addition to it's greatest enemy in shape of man, it has other causes of death too, like pollution and even starvation, and then they drown. Some were told to be hit, injured and killed by impacts from ships.

They do have predators though, the killer whales, the Orcaas (sp??) who attack in groups and kill blue whales for feed!

intruth axle.. blue whales DO have a natural enem outside of man.. killer whales. they have been known to attack in packs and kill blue whales, so no.. they dont always just get too tired to swim.. and die slowly.