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Balaenoptera musculus

  • Photo: Fred Benko - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Central Library.
  • Printing resolution: 300 DPI.
  • Downloaded from http://www.sanctuaries.nos.noaa.gov/pgallery/pgchannel/living/living_5.html.
  • Leyend: The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a member of the cetacean family and with fewer than 10,000 individuals it is considered endangered. This is the largest species ever to exist (even bigger than dinosaurs!) measuring up to 31 meters (102 feet). When a blue whale breeches, it must first gain an underwater momentum of faster than 23 mph to propel itself out of the water! The blue whale filters tiny planktonic shrimp from the ocean surface through a comb like structure in its mouth called baleen. Although they are the largest members of the animal kingdom, blue whales survive on some of the tiniest members of the animal kingdom.
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current 01:12, 17 May 2007 1,265×831 (166 KB) Xhienne (removed watermark)
03:06, 23 December 2004 1,265×831 (175 KB) Lucero del Alba (Balaenoptera musculus)
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