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blue whale
blue whale Baleen
whale, related to the rorquals. The blue whale is the largest animal that has ever lived, reaching up to 30m (100ft) in length and weighing as much as 120 tonnes. In summer it lives in polar seas. Mating occurs at the end of winter and the whales migrate to warmer latitudes to give birth. A single calf is born every two or three years, after a 10–11 month gestation period. They live up to 50 years. Overhunting has led to threat of extinction. Species Balaenoptera musculus.
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Blue whales returning to former Alaska waters
News Wire article from: AP Online; 5/18/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...and Oceans, said one or two blue whales were spotted each year off...Calambokidis, who compiled the blue whale photo identification catalog...been only a couple of blue whale sightings in that area in the...eventually documented 15 blue whales off the coast of British ...
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Blue whales returning to former waters off Alaska
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 5/18/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...and Oceans, said one or two blue whales were spotted each year off...Calambokidis, who compiled the blue whale photo identification catalog...been only a couple of blue whale sightings in that area in the...eventually documented 15 blue whales off the coast of British ...
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Blue whales favor Southern California waters
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 7/30/2007; ; 700+ words
; Word to the whale-wise: Head south...Santa Barbara, Calif., blue whales have in recent years...Southern California waters. Whale watchers seeking a glimpse...that has studied blue whales off the West Coast since...individual members of the blue whale population by taking...
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Scientists Spot Rare Blue Whales in Alaska
News Wire article from: AP Online; 7/29/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...spotters saw the first blue whale in late afternoon of...Barlow said. Blue whales blow plumes about 20...speculate it was a blue whale rather than a smaller...figure out where these whales are coming from," Barlow...images were transmitted to blue whale ...
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Encounter with endangered blue whales off Point Fermin evokes awe
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 9/3/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...measures up to the blue whale, Salas said, unless...height, the blue whale makes up for in weight. Male blue whales can weigh more than...banned all hunting of blue whales, but the population...has found that blue whale sightings are especially...
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SPEEDY BLUE WHALES SEEN FROM SPACE
News Wire article from: United Press International; 2/22/2002; 700+ words
; ...Nino of 1998, about half the blue whales Mate saw were visibly emaciated...krill goes away, these blue whales just take off and go. The...mysteries remaining about the blues. A mother blue whale tagged in the Sea of Cortez...was thought that all of the whales in the Sea ...
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 "The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)")
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Blue whales put on a show, but at their peril.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA); 8/25/2009; 700+ words
; ...was a little boy that blue whales were virtually...particularly the larger blues, who are surfacing close...collisions involving blue whales -- the smaller...concentration of blue whales, which can measure more...Resources, says blue whales do not face ...
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Blue whales have a lot of heart
Newspaper article from: Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA.; 7/14/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...They are mating." The whales seemed not to notice...that of the humpback. "Blue whale at 12 o'clock," the...later, we heard, "Blue whale on the port side...keep up with the blue whale. We stopped next to...did not get to see blue whales at the surface, but...
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Blue whales enjoying California coast
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 8/4/2009; ; 680 words
; ...ocean. And the mighty blue whale, the world's...Society, who has guided whale-watching tours for...is greater than ever, whale watchers and tour operators...until November. Blue whales migrated early this year...engine." A fully grown blue whale, with a heart...which ...
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MELTING POLAR ICE THREATENS BLUE WHALES
News Wire article from: United Press International; 8/7/2001; 700+ words
; ...Melting polar ice threatens blue whales BERLIN, Aug 07...food supply for the blue whales, are disappearing because...of the Antarctic blue whale," the WWF report said...in the coffin of the blue whale," the WWF said...report, "Wanted Alive! Whales in the Wild," ...
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blue whale
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
blue whale a baleen whale , Balaenoptera musculus. Also called the sulphur-bottom whale and Sibbald's rorqual, it is the largest animal that has ever lived. Blue whales have been known to reach a length of...
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whale
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...whale, the minke whale, the Bryde's whale, the fin whale (or common rorqual), and the blue whale , which can grow to a length of 100 ft (30 m) and a weight of 150 tons. Baleen whales are large species, usually over 33 ft...
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Morphological Evolution in Whales
Book article from: Animal Sciences
...and porpoises. However, "whale" is also sometimes used to...river mouths) and rivers. Whales range in size from the 1...meter-long (100 feet) blue whale. The seventy-seven extant species of whales each belong to one of two...
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sperm whale
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
sperm whale largest of the toothed whales , Physeter catodon...cachalot. Male sperm whales may grow to more than...9 m). Most are dark blue-black all over; a...dorsal fin. The sperm whale has a single nostril...the lower teeth. Sperm whales travel long distances...
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sulphur-bottom whale
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
sulphur-bottom whale see blue whale .
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