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Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Blue whales are the largest animals known to have lived, yet they feed mainly on tiny krill.
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Photograph by D-Stanley. CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab).
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Specimen notes
Where it lives and what it eats
- Habitat
- Open oceans from polar to tropical waters
- Diet
- Mostly krill
- Geographic range
- Oceans worldwide
- Scientific name
- Balaenoptera musculus
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