BLUE WHALES
Blue whales, the worlds’ largest animals, have (0) ___been_____ sighted again in
British waters for the first time in at least twenty years. Indications that a population of blue whales was inhabiting the waters west (63) ___________ Scotland came for the first time from the United States Navy, (64) ___________ surveillance system picked up the songs of a lot of different whales. American zoologists subsequently identified the blue whale song among (65) ___________.
Now marine biologist, Carol Booker, has actually seen a blue whale there herself. She has no doubt about (66) ___________ she saw, because they have distinctive fins which are very small for (67) ___________ size. She says, “Worldwide they were almost extinct and it seemed they had completely vanished from the North Atlantic, so you can imagine how I felt actually seeing one! However, it is certainly (68) ___________ soon to say if it is an indication of a population recovery. She goes (69) ___________ to say, “What it does show (70) ___________ the importance of this area of the ocean for whales, and how essential it is
to control pollution of the seas.”
Bigger than any dinosaur known to man, blue whales are the largest animals ever to (71)___________ lived on earth. A blue whale is more than six metres long at birth and, (72)___________ fully grown, its heart is the same height as a tall man and weighs as much as a horse.
Blue whales, the worlds’ largest animals, have (0) ___been_____ sighted again in
British waters for the first time in at least twenty years. Indications that a population of blue whales was inhabiting the waters west (63) ___of________ Scotland came for the first time from the United States Navy, (64) _____whose______ surveillance system picked up the songs of a lot of different whales. American zoologists subsequently identified the blue whale song among (65) _____them______.
Now marine biologist, Carol Booker, has actually seen a blue whale there herself. She has no doubt about (66) ____what _______ she saw, because they have distinctive fins which are very small for (67) ____their_______ size. She says, “Worldwide they were almost extinct and it seemed they had completely vanished from the North Atlantic, so you can imagine how I felt actually seeing one! However, it is certainly (68) ___too________ soon to say if it is an indication of a population recovery. She goes (69) ____on_______ to say, “What it does show (70) ____is_______ the importance of this area of the ocean for whales, and how essential it is
to control pollution of the seas.”
Bigger than any dinosaur known to man, blue whales are the largest animals ever to (71)_____have______ lived on earth. A blue whale is more than six metres long at birth and, (72)___when________ fully grown, its heart is the same height as a tall man and weighs as much as a horse.
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