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Whales / Baleen whales
Blue Whale
(Balaenoptera musculus)
It gets its name from the shiny silvery blue color that KINGDOM
coats its spotted body Animalia
It is the largest animals on earth
The heart of an adult whale may be the size of a car PHYLUM
Chordata
Feeds on krill and small fish
Found in the Arabian Sea and the Sea of Oman CLASS
Between 23 to 30m long Mammalia
May reach180,000 kg weight
ORDER
© R.Baldwin/ESO, 2019 Cetartiodactyla
FAMILY
Balaenopteridae
GENUS
Balaenoptera
EN Endangered
(2018)
*Note: 'Illustrations reproduced with permission from the International Whaling Commission”
Blue whale surfacing
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