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blue whale
noun
: a very large baleen whale (Balaenoptera musculus synonym Sibbaldus musculus) that may reach a weight of 150 tons (136 metric tons) and a length of 100 feet (30 meters) and is generally considered the largest living animal
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Saya de Malha Bank offers safe haven to an unprecedented biodiversity of seagrass habitats for turtles and breeding grounds for sharks, humpback and blue whales.
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Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
Probably the most familiar are humpback and blue whales, which were driven to the brink of extinction not so long ago by commercial whaling, but are making a comeback after an international moratorium was enacted on whaling.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
That's about the same as four blue whales or 100 African elephants.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
Loreto: Start your Baja Sur weekend in Loreto, a seaside town famous for its blue whales, national parks, beach clambakes, and—thanks to a recent community movement—stargazing.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025
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Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
Probably the most familiar are humpback and blue whales, which were driven to the brink of extinction not so long ago by commercial whaling, but are making a comeback after an international moratorium was enacted on whaling.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
That's about the same as four blue whales or 100 African elephants.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
Loreto: Start your Baja Sur weekend in Loreto, a seaside town famous for its blue whales, national parks, beach clambakes, and—thanks to a recent community movement—stargazing.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Blue whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20whale. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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