blue whale

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Meaning

largest mammal ever known; bluish-grey migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere

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Blue whale (left) swimming alongside fin whale. Source: Internet

Besides a large variety of marine fish, the plumbeous dolphin, the beaked dolphin, rorqual or blue whale, and skates frequent the seas along the Sindh coast. Source: Internet

Despite the size of its mouth, the dimensions of its throat are such that a blue whale cannot swallow an object wider than a beach ball. Source: Internet

As of 2014, the Eastern North Pacific blue whale population has rebounded to an estimated 2,200 individuals, which is thought to be about 97% of its pre-whaling numbers. Source: Internet

Environmentalists developed the image of a lonely blue whale singing out in an empty ocean, since whalers had nearly hunted the species to extinction. Source: Internet

Even after the first specimens were described, the blue whale went by many names and scientists often described their specimens as new species. Source: Internet

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