Blue whale
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The blue whale is a species of baleen whale and the largest marine mammal in the rorqual family Balaenopteridae. Reaching a maximum confirmed length of 29.9–30.5 m and weighing up to 190–200 t, it is
Aerial view of adult blue whale
A blue whale with its bow wave, showing the blowholes
A blue whale skull measuring 5.79 meters (19.0 ft)
Rorqual
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Rorquals are the largest group of baleen whales, comprising the family Balaenopteridae, which contains nine extant species in two genera. They include the largest animal ever known to have lived, the
Humpback feeding on young pollock off Alaska
Skeleton of the extinct Plesiobalaenoptera hubachi at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin
Incakujira anilliodefuego paratype