Can you guess who I am?
I am a blue whale.
Am I a fish? No!
A fish is born from an egg, but I am not.
I am a mammal!
A fish can breathe under the water, but I cannot.
So, I have to come out of the water to breathe.
Look at me breathe!
I spout water high into the air.
I am the biggest of all living animals.
I am longer than five buses.
I am the heaviest kind of whale.
I weigh more than twenty elephants.
But I can dive very deep.
Then, I can quickly swim back up again.
You think I eat the largest fish, don't you?
No, I just eat the smallest creatures in the ocean.
They are called plankton.
I also eat krill.
I like krill the best.
I have no teeth.
I just have a row of 320 plates.
The plates help me catch my food.
Let me show you how I eat.
First, I gulp a large mouthful of water.
Then, I push the water out of my mouth.
Finally, I lick the small creatures off my plates with my huge tongue.
I am an amazing creature! Ha-ha!
When you sail on the ocean, wave at me.
Then, I will salute you!