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  2. Blue whale - Wikipedia

    • The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal and a baleen whale. Reaching a maximum confirmed length of 29.9 m (98 ft) and weighing up to 199 t (196 long tons; 219 short tons), it is the largest animal known ever to have existed. The blue whale's long and slender body can be of various shades of greyish-blue on its upper surface and somewh… See more

    Taxonomy

    The genus name, Balaenoptera, means winged whale, while the species name, musculus, could mean "muscle" or a diminutive form of "mouse", possibly a pun by Carl Linnaeus when he named the species in … See more

    Description

    The blue whale is a slender-bodied cetacean with a broad U-shaped head; thin, elongated flippers; a small 33 centimeters (13 in) sickle-shaped dorsal fin located close to the tail, and a large tail stock at the root of the … See more

     
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  5. Blue Whale - NOAA Fisheries

    Sep 28, 2023 · Blue whales are the largest animals ever to live on our planet. They feed almost exclusively on krill, straining huge volumes of ocean water through their baleen plates (which hang from the roof of the mouth and work …

  6. Blue whale - IWC

    The largest animals ever to have lived on the planet (surpassing even dinosaurs), blue whales inspire awe and wonder with all the records they break: The largest blue whale ever recorded was 33 m long; a blue whale’s heart is the size of a …

  7. Blue Whale - Whale Watching Handbook

    Blue whales have the sleek and slender body shape of other rorqual whales like Bryde’s, sei and fin whales. However, their great size and unique blue mottled colouration should make them easily distinguishable from any other species.

  8. Blue whale | Animals | Monterey Bay Aquarium

    The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth. It can grow to 100 feet (30.5 m) in length and weigh as much as 200 tons — the weight of 30 elephants and longer than the longest jumbo jet. Its body parts are astounding, too! It has a tongue …

  9. Blue Whale - Facts, Habitat and Diet - Ocean Info

    The Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is renowned as the largest animal ever to exist on our planet. These marine marvels can reach impressive lengths of up to 100 feet and weights of 200 tons, surpassing even the largest …