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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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Right off the coast is the 37-mile long Kaikoura Canyon, which attracts blue whales, humpbacks and hundreds of resident sperm whales.
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Catherine Garcia, theweek, 25 Nov. 2024
In the winter, humpback, orca, grey, and blue whales come to the national park to birth their babies before migrating back up north.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
Despite being the largest animals on the planet, blue whales are still no match for giant tankers and accidental ship strikes.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2024
But blue whales, humpbacks, and fin whales are on the endangered list, and the Northern right whale is just about extinct – only about 350 of them are left on Earth.
—David Pogue, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2024
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Catherine Garcia, theweek, 25 Nov. 2024
In the winter, humpback, orca, grey, and blue whales come to the national park to birth their babies before migrating back up north.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
Despite being the largest animals on the planet, blue whales are still no match for giant tankers and accidental ship strikes.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2024
But blue whales, humpbacks, and fin whales are on the endangered list, and the Northern right whale is just about extinct – only about 350 of them are left on Earth.
—David Pogue, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Blue whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20whale. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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