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Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 360, February 266, March 417, April 656, May 946, June 1,032, July 1,104, August 950, September 697, October 520, November 284, December 222.
United States8,385
Alaska7,456
Massachusetts799
Canada362
Newfoundland and Labrador201
Nova Scotia126
Maine90
Chile50
Región de Magallanes y Antártica Chilena46
Quebec21

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

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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