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  2. Blue whale - Wikipedia

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    The blue whale is the largest animal known ever to have existed. [43] [44] [45] Some studies have estimated that certain shastasaurid ichthyosaurs and the ancient whale Perucetus could have rivalled the blue whale in size, with Perucetus also being heavier than the blue whale with a mean weight of 180 t (180 long tons; 200 short tons).

  3. List of cetaceans - Wikipedia

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    Rorquals are the largest group of baleen whales, with eleven species in three genera. They include the largest animal that has ever lived, the blue whale . They take their name from a Norwegian word meaning "furrow whale"; all members of the family have a series of longitudinal folds of skin running from below the mouth back to the navel ...

  4. Are whales mammals? Understanding the marine animal's ... - AOL

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    Today, 92 whale species can be found swimming in the deep blue sea. ... What is the biggest whale in the world? Here's how it compares to other ocean giants. Do whales lay eggs?

  5. Largest and heaviest animals - Wikipedia

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    The largest known species of fluke is Fasciolopsis buski, which most often attacks humans and livestock. One of these flukes can be up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) long and 2 cm (0.79 in) thick. [236] Tapeworms The largest known species of tapeworm is the whale tapeworm, Polygonoporus giganticus, which can grow to over 30 m (98 ft). [237] [238]

  6. The Largest Whale to Ever Swim the World’s Oceans - AOL

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    The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is the largest cetacean on the planet. While some have claimed that there were dinosaurs that topped its size, there is no scientific data to support that ...

  7. Why thousands are gathering around a rancid ‘dead whale’ by ...

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    An enormous, rancid-smelling, 52-foot sperm whale has lain beached on the shoreline of the Caspian Sea, the world’s largest lake, since Monday.. It’s a jarring sight; no sperm whales live in ...

  8. Sperm whale - Wikipedia

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    The sperm whale is the largest toothed whale and is among the most sexually dimorphic of all cetaceans. [35] Both sexes are about the same size at birth, [11] but mature males are typically 30% to 50% longer and three times as massive as females. [36] [37] Newborn sperm whales are usually between 3.7 and 4.3 meters (12 and 14 ft) long. [38]

  9. Bowhead whale - Wikipedia

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    The fluke of this species measures 2–6 m (6 ft 7 in – 19 ft 8 in) long and the 230 to 360 baleen plates are thought to grow to 4 m (13 ft) long, which is longer than that of any other whale by more than a meter. This species is sexually dimorphic as females usually reach lengths of 16–18 m (52–59 ft), while males average 14–16 m (46 ...