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fin whale
noun
: a baleen whale (Balaenoptera physalus) that may attain a length of over 70 feet (21 meters) and is found chiefly in subtropical to arctic and antarctic waters worldwide
called also finback
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The 46-foot-long fin whale, which was dead when discovered, is one of roughly 11,000 species members in the region.
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Li Cohen, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2024
In 2019, a fin whale beached itself along the Gulf of California in Mexico.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
The population of fin whales on the West Coast is an estimated 8,000, the Statesman Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported.
—USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
Two of the dead whales – a right whale that washed up on Martha's Vineyard and a fin whale that washed up this week on the Oregon coast – were entangled in fishing gear, which federal officials, who are investigating the deaths, say is a leading cause of whale deaths.
—USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
Baleen whales—filter feeders that include blue whales, fin whales and humpback whales—make noises via a larynx, or voice box.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
An endangered fin whale was found washed up on Oregon's shore in February, with officials saying it was emaciated and entangled.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2024
Experts at the museum suspect the carcass was a fin whale based on the size.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 25 Feb. 2024
Humpback whales and fin whales are often seen year-round, while blue whales are more common sights during the summer, Askari said.
—Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
Li Cohen, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2024
In 2019, a fin whale beached itself along the Gulf of California in Mexico.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
The population of fin whales on the West Coast is an estimated 8,000, the Statesman Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported.
—USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
Two of the dead whales – a right whale that washed up on Martha's Vineyard and a fin whale that washed up this week on the Oregon coast – were entangled in fishing gear, which federal officials, who are investigating the deaths, say is a leading cause of whale deaths.
—USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
Baleen whales—filter feeders that include blue whales, fin whales and humpback whales—make noises via a larynx, or voice box.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
An endangered fin whale was found washed up on Oregon's shore in February, with officials saying it was emaciated and entangled.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2024
Experts at the museum suspect the carcass was a fin whale based on the size.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 25 Feb. 2024
Humpback whales and fin whales are often seen year-round, while blue whales are more common sights during the summer, Askari said.
—Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
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