The largest animal that has ever lived on Earth - and our printable whale mask captures all that vast, majestic, deep-ocean grandeur! The blue whale is the undisputed giant of the animal kingdom, and this mask brings all that enormous, barnacled, ocean-crossing magnificence to life. Perfect for ocean school plays, marine mammals classroom projects, World Book Day, birthday parties, and impressively enormous imaginative play.

The whale is a brilliant subject for ocean ecosystems, animal adaptations and conservation topics - the recovery of whale populations since the end of commercial whaling is one of the greatest conservation achievements of the 20th century. Every mask comes with a full colour version AND a black and white line art version for colouring in.

5 Interesting Facts About Whales!

The blue whale is the largest animal ever known to have lived - reaching up to 33 metres long and weighing up to 190 tonnes, it's larger than any dinosaur. Its heart alone is the size of a small car.
Whales sing - blue whale songs are the loudest produced by any animal, reaching 188 decibels, and can travel thousands of kilometres through the ocean. Each population has its own dialect that evolves gradually over generations.
They evolved from land mammals - whale ancestors walked on four legs around 50 million years ago. Vestigial hind leg bones are still present inside the bodies of modern whales, a remnant of their terrestrial past.
Humpback whales are the acrobats of the whale world - they breach (leap clear of the water) despite weighing up to 36 tonnes, for reasons scientists still debate, possibly communication, parasite removal or sheer exuberance.
Whales play a crucial role in ocean nutrient cycles - their faeces are rich in iron and nitrogen and float near the surface, fertilising phytoplankton blooms that support entire food chains and absorb vast amounts of carbon.

Printable Whale Mask

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