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    The blue whale is the largest animal in the world, growing up to over 100 feet long and weighing up to 200 tons. These mammals feed on krill and live in pods, swimming in oceans around the globe. Though their populations were nearly decimated by whaling in the past, blue whales are now protected and their numbers have begun to recover after being classified as an endangered species.

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    The blue whale is the largest animal in the world, growing up to over 100 feet long and weighing up to 200 tons. These mammals feed on krill and live in pods, swimming in oceans around the globe. Though their populations were nearly decimated by whaling in the past, blue whales are now protected and their numbers have begun to recover after being classified as an endangered species.

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    The blue whale is the largest animal in the world, growing up to over 100 feet long and weighing up to 200 tons. These mammals feed on krill and live in pods, swimming in oceans around the globe. Though their populations were nearly decimated by whaling in the past, blue whales are now protected and their numbers have begun to recover after being classified as an endangered species.

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    Blue Whale

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    The blue whale is the largest animal in the world, growing up to over 100 feet long and weighing up to 200 tons. These mammals feed on krill and live in pods, swimming in oceans around the globe. Though their populations were nearly decimated by whaling in the past, blue whales are now protected and their numbers have begun to recover after being classified as an endangered species.

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    Blue Whale

    The blue whale is the largest mammal in the world.


    COMMON NAME:
    Blue Whale
    SCIENTIFIC NAME:
    Balaenoptera musculus
    TYPE:
    Mammals
    DIET:
    Carnivore
    GROUP NAME:
    Pod
    AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD:
    80 to 90 years
    SIZE:
    82 to 105 feet
    WEIGHT:
    Up to 200 tons

    Blue whales are able to breathe air, but they are very comfortable in the
    ocean waters where buoyancy helps to support their incredible bulk.
    These mammals are found in all the world's oceans and often swim in
    small groups or alone.

    A blue whale calf weighs two tons (1,814 kilograms) at birth and gains
    an extra 200 pounds (91 kilograms) each day of its first year. These
    giant creatures feed on tiny shrimplike animals called krill.
    Only a few thousand blue whales are believed to swim the world's
    oceans. They were hunted for many years for their blubber and oil, and
    they were almost hunted to extinction. They were protected under the
    1966 International Whaling Convention and are now considered to be
    an endangered species.

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