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  2. Baleen - Wikipedia

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    Baleen is a skin derivative. Some whales, such as the bowhead whale, have longer baleen than others. Other whales, such as the gray whale, only use one side of their baleen. These baleen bristles are arranged in plates across the upper jaw of whales. Depending on the species, a baleen plate can be 0.5 to 3.5 m (1.6 to 11.5 ft) long, and weigh ...

  3. Blue whale - Wikipedia

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    The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal and a baleen whale.Reaching a maximum confirmed length of 29.9 m (98 ft) and weighing up to 199 t (196 long tons; 219 short tons), it is the largest animal known ever to have existed.

  4. Blue Whale - AOL

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    The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth and likely the largest animal ever to have lived. ... It will take an enormous gulp of water into the sac created in its lower jaw and shut its mouth ...

  5. Baleen whale - Wikipedia

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    Accurate measurements of the blue whale are difficult to take because the whale's erect length can only be observed during mating. [119] The penis on a right whale can be up to 2.7 m (8.9 ft) – the testes , at up to 2 m (6.6 ft) in length, 78 cm (2.56 ft) in diameter, and weighing up to 238 kg (525 lb), are also the largest of any animal on ...

  6. Despite being the largest animal on the planet, blue whales maintain a life of secrecy, spending their days in the deep, open ocean. The opportunity to see a blue whale comes once-in-a-lifetime ...

  7. How citizen scientists are uncovering the secret lives of ...

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    Timor-Leste has one of the world’s highest concentrations of marine mammals. During the migration season - October and November - hundreds of pygmy blue whales pass through the country’s ...

  8. Largest body part - Wikipedia

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    Blue whale penis. As the largest animal that has existed, the blue whale has the largest instance of several body parts. Its tongue weighs around 2.7 tonnes (3.0 short tons; 2,700 kg). [1] Its mouth is large enough to hold up to 90 tonnes (99 short tons; 90,000 kg) of food and water. [2]

  9. Boaters Amazed at Sight of Whale With Mouth Wide Open - AOL

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    Boaters were amazed at the sight of a whale with its mouth wide open in Geographe Bay, off Dunsborough, Western Australia, on October 2.Koring George captured the scene on camera and wrote on ...