1. In 1909, a female blue whale captured the title of the longest whale at 110 feet and 17 inches. This blue whale was found in South Georgia in the South Atlantic. Unfortunately, the whale’s weight was never recorded, but the length was entered in the Guinness World Records as the longest mammal.
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    Blue whales are record breakers when it comes to the size department. The largest blue whale on record weighed 418,878 pounds and the longest blue whale ever recorded was a female that was measured in South Georgia in the South Atlantic in 1909. This massive whale recorded a whopping length of 110 feet and 17 inches.
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    The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is the largest animal known to have existed in history. These enormous marine mammals have been known to reach up to 110 feet (34 meters) long, and the largest individuals likely weigh at least 150 tons (136 metric tons), according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries.
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    The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal and a baleen whale. Reaching a maximum confirmed length of 29.9 m (98 ft) and weighing up to 199 t (196 long tons; 219 short tons), it is the largest animal known ever to have existed. The blue whale's long and slender body can be of various shades … See more

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    The genus name, Balaenoptera, means winged whale, while the species name, musculus, could mean "muscle" or a diminutive form of "mouse", possibly a pun by See more

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    The blue whale is usually solitary, but can be found in pairs. When productivity is high enough, blue whales can be seen in gatherings of more … See more

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    The blue whale is a slender-bodied cetacean with a broad U-shaped head; thin, elongated flippers; a small 33 centimeters (13 in) sickle-shaped dorsal fin located close to the tail, and a large tail stock at the root of the wide and thin flukes. … See more

    The global blue whale population is estimated to be 5,000–15,000 mature individuals and 10,000–25,000 total as of 2018. By comparison, … See more

    • Calambokidis, J. & Steiger, G. (1998). Blue Whales. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-89658-338-2.
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