Talk:Blue whale

"Caught"/"killed"
, you do need to realize that "catch" is the standard terminology used in all wildlife harvesting (which is what whaling is, Japanese pretensions notwithstanding). We don't speak about "killing" fish either. I appreciate that whales elicit a more emotional response, but when our articles on whaling overwhelmingly use "catch", this looks incongruous at the least. -- Elmidae (talk · contribs)

Female weight gain of 4% per day mathematically impossible
In the article it states "Pregnant females gain roughly four percent of their body weight daily,[86] amounting to 60% of their overall body weight throughout summer foraging periods."

However, that is clearly not right, as this would mean that female whales approximately triple/quadruple their weight every month. You can see how that would lead to bizarre situations.

I am not aware of what this figure should be or what the author was thinking when writing this. Perhaps they meant eat 4% of body weight.

Text/Infographic Discrepancy
The infographic says that the blue whale is threatened but the text says that it's endangered. As this is a gold star, level 4 vital article, I believe this discrepancy should be resolved on priority. 021120x (talk) 02:13, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Blue Whale max weight
According to this new study a blue whale could potential reach 270 tons or more.

https://peerj.com/articles/16978/ Wilt Carter (talk) 18:16, 8 March 2024 (UTC)