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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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Rarer sightings include orca, narwhal, sperm, beluga and blue whales.
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Katherine Alex Beaven, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
The nutrient-rich waters of the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park attract up to 13 species of marine mammals, including humpback, minke, and blue whales.
—Bonjour Québec, AFAR Media, 22 Apr. 2025
The Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary protects beaches and shorelines, and also extends 60 miles into the Pacific Ocean, safeguarding a variety of flora, like dense kelp forests, and fauna, including leopard and horn sharks, blue whales, and black abalone.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025
Some animals on the endangered species list include cheetahs, lemurs, marine otters, black rhinoceroses, blue whales, polar bears and several others.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Katherine Alex Beaven, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
The nutrient-rich waters of the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park attract up to 13 species of marine mammals, including humpback, minke, and blue whales.
—Bonjour Québec, AFAR Media, 22 Apr. 2025
The Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary protects beaches and shorelines, and also extends 60 miles into the Pacific Ocean, safeguarding a variety of flora, like dense kelp forests, and fauna, including leopard and horn sharks, blue whales, and black abalone.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025
Some animals on the endangered species list include cheetahs, lemurs, marine otters, black rhinoceroses, blue whales, polar bears and several others.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Blue whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20whale. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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