Biography blue whale
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Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
| Status | Endangered |
| Listed | June 2, |
| Family | Balaenopteridae (Baleen Whale) |
| Description | Large, slate-blue whale. |
| Habitat | Pelagic. |
| Food | Krill. |
| Reproduction | Females bear one calf every two years. |
| Threats | Human predation. |
| Range | Oceanic |
Description
The blue whale is the largest mammal that has ever inhabited the earth.
Biography blue whale
It attains a mature length of ft ( m) and has been recorded as long as ft (32 m). The weight can range from tons ( metric tons). It has a U-shaped snout and throat furrows. The dorsal fin is small and set far back on its streamlined body.
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Like other baleen whales, it has no teeth and strains its food through a series of plates set within the palate, called the baleen. Its throat is only a few inches in diameter, so that it can ingest nothing larger than small fish.
Coloring is slate-blue above and yellowish or whitish below. The female is larger than the male.
Behavior
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