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2. 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.

3. Fin whale - Wikipedia

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   The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), also known as the finback whale or common rorqual, is a species of baleen whale and the second-longest cetacean after the blue whale. The biggest individual reportedly measured 26 m (85 ft) in length, with a maximum recorded weight of 77 to 81 tonnes (85 to 89 short tons ; 76 to 80 long tons ).

4. Rorqual - Wikipedia

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   Rorquals (/ ˈ r ɔːr k w əl z /) are the largest group of baleen whales, comprising the family Balaenopteridae, which contains nine extant species in two genera.They include the largest known animal that has ever lived, the blue whale, which can reach 180 tonnes (200 short tons), and the fin whale, which reaches 120 tonnes (130 short tons); even the smallest of the group, the northern minke ...

5. Blue Whale - AOL

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   The heart of a blue whale can weigh up to 1,300 pounds, while its tongue can weigh 5,400 pounds, which is the average weight of an adult female elephant. Blue whales have sleek, streamlined bodies ...

6. Baleen whale - Wikipedia

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   Baleen whales range in size from the 6 m (20 ft) and 3,000 kg (6,600 lb) pygmy right whale to the 31 m (102 ft) and 190 t (210 short tons) blue whale, the largest known animal to have ever existed. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They are sexually dimorphic .

7. List of cetaceans - Wikipedia

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   Size Picture Blue whale: Balaenoptera musculus Linnaeus, 1758: EN: 5,000–15,000 50–150 t (55–165 short tons) Bryde's whale: Balaenoptera brydei Olsen, 1913: LC: 90,000–100,000 14–30 t (15–33 short tons) Eden's whale [a] Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1879: LC: Unknown Unknown Common minke whale: Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède ...