Whale
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Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals. As an informal and colloquial grouping, they correspond to large members of the infraorder Cetacea, i.e. al
Southern right whale
Basilosaurus skeleton
Skeleton of a bowhead whale; notice the vestigial pelvis. Richard Lydekker, 1894
Sperm whale skeleton. Richard Lydekker, 1894.
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
Whale
…range in size from the 2.6 metres (8.5 ft) and 135 kilograms (298 lb) dwarf sperm whale to the 29.9 metres (98 ft) and 190 tonnes (210 short tons) blue whale, which is the largest known animal that has ever lived. The sperm whale is the largest toothed predator on Earth. Several whale species exhibit sexual…
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Aerial view of adult blue whale
A blue whale with its bow wave, showing the blowholes
A blue whale skull measuring 5.79 m (19.0 ft)