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blue whale
noun
: a very large baleen whale (Balaenoptera musculus synonym Sibbaldus musculus) that may reach a weight of 150 tons (136 metric tons) and a length of 100 feet (30 meters) and is generally considered the largest living animal
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Conducted over the course of six years, the study focused on three baleen species — humpback, fin and blue whales — located off the U.S. West Coast.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
Whales in Fight or Flight Baleen whales are often more solitary, as compared to orcas, and include species like humpbacks, blue whales, and gray whales.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
As Punta Arenas is also the departure point through the fjords, coastal expeditions can also encounter humpback whales, sei whales, pods of Peale’s dolphins, and perhaps a glimpse of the world’s largest animal—the Antarctic blue whale.
—AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
In fact, just two blue whale births have ever been documented — off South Africa in 1911, and off Sri Lanka in 1946.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
Whales in Fight or Flight Baleen whales are often more solitary, as compared to orcas, and include species like humpbacks, blue whales, and gray whales.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
As Punta Arenas is also the departure point through the fjords, coastal expeditions can also encounter humpback whales, sei whales, pods of Peale’s dolphins, and perhaps a glimpse of the world’s largest animal—the Antarctic blue whale.
—AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
In fact, just two blue whale births have ever been documented — off South Africa in 1911, and off Sri Lanka in 1946.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Blue whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20whale. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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