B like “baleine”
Today’s French word is “baleine“. It means whale.

Interesting facts:
- The largest animals to have ever lived on Earth, blue whales can grow to over 30m long and weigh more than 130,000kg – that’s longer than three buses and heavier than three lorries!
- Pretty much everything about the blue whale is massive. It’s tongue weighs as much as an elephant, its heart is the size of a car and its blood vessels are so wide you could swim through them!
- Despite their humongous size, blue whales eat tiny shrimp-like crustaceans called krill. But they shift a fair few of these seafood snacks – up to 40 million each day, in fact!
- To communicate with each other, blue whales make a series of super-loud vocal sounds. Their calls are the loudest of any creature on the planet, in fact, and can be heard underwater for hundreds of kilometres.
- These awesome aquatic animals follow a seasonal migration pattern. During the feeding season, they fill up on krill in cold polar waters. They then travel to warmer, tropical waters to mate and give birth.
Source: https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/animals/sea-life/10-blue-whale-facts
Leave a Reply Cancel Reply
Read Next
I am joining the 2K Virtual running challenge starting on 1st of May. If you want to join me you can by going to the following website https://runnation.co.uk/r/Virtual-World-2k-Challenge
This week’s French word is “Martin -pêcheur”. It means kingfisher. Interesting facts Kingfishers eat mainly fish, chiefly minnows and sticklebacks, but they also take aquatic insects, freshwater shrimps and tadpoles. They close their eyes as they dive into the water, …
This week’s French word is “canard”. It means “duck” Interesting facts: The duck is a number of species in the Anatidae family of birds. They are related to swans and geese. Ducks are omnivores. They feed on aquatic plants, small …
This week’s French word is “dauphin”. It means “dolphin” Intresting facts Compared to other animals, dolphins are believed to be very intelligent. Dolphins are carnivores (meat eaters). The Killer Whale (also known as Orca) is actually a type of dolphin. …
Bonjour ma Cara, bravo pour ta futur course, je ne suis pas certaine de relever le défi …… J’espère qu’un jour tu auras la chance de voir une baleine, L’Islande vient d’interdire pour la deuxième année sa chasse. Bonne nouvelle. Passe une belle journée. je t’embrasse ainsi que Giugiu. Nonna
Merci Nonna