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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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New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
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—Marina Wang, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2026
May to October is the prime time to witness humpbacks, blue whales, and minke whales.
—Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
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New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
Most of the roughly 1,300 species of ribbon worms are just a few millimeters wide and can be quite long—one species, Lineus longissimus, can measure up to 55 meters, or twice the average length of a blue whale.
—Marina Wang, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2026
May to October is the prime time to witness humpbacks, blue whales, and minke whales.
—Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Tulkuns are, per James Cameron’s Avatar Wiki, the largest creatures on Pandora and three times the size of even the biggest blue whales.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Blue whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20whale. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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