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Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 1,047, February 906, March 944, April 1,170, May 1,137, June 836, July 716, August 729, September 926, October 946, November 1,216, December 937.
United States13,005
California11,509
Alaska1,355
Canada1,147
Newfoundland and Labrador621
Quebec346
Nova Scotia143
Washington77
Oregon35
Sri Lanka26

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterChecked by the maintainer

Group and habits

  • Filter feederFeeds by filtering suspended food particles from water.Checked by the maintainer

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderEven-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans · Artiodactyla
FamilyRorquals · Balaenopteridae
GenusBalaenoptera

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