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Blue Whale
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Provides brief account of the status of Alaska's endangered blue whale.
http://www.state.ak.us/local/akp...E/wildlife/geninfo/game/blue.htm
Sound clips of various blue whales.
http://newport.pmel.noaa.gov/whales/bluecall.html
Photographs of and basic natural history information about the blue whale.
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Blue Whale Photographs, Balaenoptera musculus, Phillip Colla Natural History Photography Marine invertebrate species Sea Birds Boobies Fairy Tern Various Seabirds Bird species img src out.gif name imgFold14 width 12 heig...Provides underwater and aerial photos of the blue whale.
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Blue whale photographs underwater Balaenoptera musculus Blue whale photographs and video. Underwater and topside nature photography from Southern California.All images Copyright Mike Johnson. All rights reserved. 1 2 3 Next M2003 QuickTime Video On this page Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus baleen whale rorqual krill whale with...Information about blue whales in Canada.
http://www.speciesatrisk.gc.ca/S...h/SearchDetail.cfm?SpeciesID=152
Provides information on the geographical range, physiology, and behavior of blue whales.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umic...ccounts/balaenoptera/b._musculus
Includes information and activities for children regarding the blue whale.
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Click here for more information on site membership 20.00/year or other amount(directly by Credit Card 20.00/year or other amount(via PayPal) As a thank-you bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages Already a...Includes a brief fact sheet about the blue whale.
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Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) The blue whale is the largest creature on the planet and is larger than the largest of the dinosaurs. Female blue whales are larger than males. Blue whales have a long, streamlined body that tapers to its tail flukes. The...Photographs of blue whales of underwater and aerial images.
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Blue Whale, Balaenoptera musculus, Natural History Photographs This image shows a blue whale pair likely composed of a mother and calf. Blue whale calves will accompany their mothers for approximately a year before being weaned. Female blue whales are larger than males, an adaptation enabling a mother...Provides information such as appearance, size, mortality, distribution, population, habitat, migration, and social behavior.
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International Fund for Animal Welfare IFAW's Charitable Trust We seek to motivate the public to prevent cruelty to animals and to promote animal welfare and conservation policies. ifaw, animals, animal welfare, environment, conservation, habitat, nature, wildlife, seals, whales. International Fund for Animal Welfare IFAW's Charitable Trust...Extensive fact sheet.
http://www.gn.apc.org/whales/whale1.shtml
Fact sheet.
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Whale Songs Cetacean Information Blue Whale Widely distributed in every ocean of the world Migrate long distances along well-known routes between rather restricted high-latitude summering grounds and low-latitude wintering grounds EXTERNAL ANATOMY: Largest living animals Avg. adult length 25m (males) 26.2 m (females) Avg. adult body...Information compiled by the Marine Mammal Center.
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The Marine Mammal Center Balaenoptera musculus meaning of scientific name: mouse-like finned whale (many think the name was meant as a joke, since blue whales are so large) DESCRIPTION: It is difficult to imagine the size of the blue whale, the largest animal inhabiting...Provides information on the blue whale such as its distribution, human impacts, and recovery efforts.
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Blue Whales The blue whale was listed as endangered throughout its range on June 2, 1970 under the Endagered Species Conservation Act of 1969. Blue whales are severely depleted in all oceans of the world. The population status of blue whales in...A reference to the blue whale provides information on its background and scientific information.
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Blue Whales Blue whale is the largest creature of the sea, in fact, it is the largest creature known to man. Contrary to what most people think, even though Blue whales live in the sea, they are mammals. They breathe air, have...General information, range, research, and links.
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The baleen apparatus is at its most extravagant in this species. The head is huge, in some species up to 40 per cent of body length. All seven neck vertabrae are fixed into a single unit to support the enormous...