ballenas

whales

Noun ballenas f pl

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Las ballenas son mamíferos gigantescos que viven en el mar.

Whales are very large mammals that live in the ocean.

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Las ballenas mueven la cola de arriba a abajo, los tiburones de lado a lado.

Whales flap their tails up and down and sharks from one side to the other.

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Las reservas de peces están disminuyendo debido a la sobreprotección de las ballenas, por lo que los peces que las ballenas pueden comer también deben ser protegidos.

Fish stocks are declining due to over-protection of whales, so fish that whales can eat should also be protected.

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Se creía que las ballenas eran peces.

It was believed that whales were fish.

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Las ballenas pueden estar sumergidas por largo tiempo.

Whales can remain submerged for a long time.

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Las ballenas se alimentan de peces pequeños.

Whales feed on small fish.

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Ellos fueron a observar ballenas.

They went whale watching.

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Las ballenas están consideradas como mamíferos.

Whales are classified as mammals.

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La mayoría de las ballenas se alimentan de plancton.

Most whales feed on plankton.

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¿Qué comen las ballenas?

What do whales eat?

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