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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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The aquarium team has never encountered a blue whale in the southern New England survey area before.
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Neal Riley, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
While two major migrations happen annually — gray whales move November through April with peaks in February and March and blue whale sightings rise May through November — viewings are possible most days of the year.
—Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
Highlights include the massive blue whale model, mind-boggling dinosaur exhibits, and the Richard Gilder Center, which features an insectarium and butterfly vivarium.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
It's become the boy who cried wolf, bear, moose, badger, wombat, elephant, natterjack toad, mandrel, meerkat, blue whale, lesser skink, prairie dog, ferret, wildebeest, dingo, tree kangaroo, sloth, anteater, blue-footed booby, Norwegian Blue, and half the catalog in the Museum of Natural History.
—New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
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Neal Riley, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
While two major migrations happen annually — gray whales move November through April with peaks in February and March and blue whale sightings rise May through November — viewings are possible most days of the year.
—Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
Highlights include the massive blue whale model, mind-boggling dinosaur exhibits, and the Richard Gilder Center, which features an insectarium and butterfly vivarium.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
It's become the boy who cried wolf, bear, moose, badger, wombat, elephant, natterjack toad, mandrel, meerkat, blue whale, lesser skink, prairie dog, ferret, wildebeest, dingo, tree kangaroo, sloth, anteater, blue-footed booby, Norwegian Blue, and half the catalog in the Museum of Natural History.
—New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Blue whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20whale. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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