Northern Indian Blue Whale 🐋
Species Profile
Balaenoptera musculus indica
EN Endangered
Northern Indian Blue Whale
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 of greyish-blue on its upper surface and somewhat lighter underneath. Four subspecies are recognized: B. m. musculus in the North Atlantic and...
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