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blue whale
noun
: a very large baleen whale (Balaenoptera musculus synonym Sibbaldus musculus) that may reach a weight of 150 tons (136 metric tons) and a length of 100 feet (30 meters) and is generally considered the largest living animal
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The group even got the chance to witness a blue whale show off its tail, passengers said.
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2025
The earliest blue whale fossils date to about 1.5 million years ago, and, at 98 feet long and more than 200 tons, the whale is larger than any mammoth or dinosaur.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
Throughout the day, groups spotted 3 blue whales, 42 humpback whales and 47 Risso’s dolphins, boaters said.
—Paloma Chavez
july 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
Scheer’s photos include an orca and its calf, a blue whale tail, a baby humpback whale and a humpback tail at sunset.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2025
The earliest blue whale fossils date to about 1.5 million years ago, and, at 98 feet long and more than 200 tons, the whale is larger than any mammoth or dinosaur.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
Throughout the day, groups spotted 3 blue whales, 42 humpback whales and 47 Risso’s dolphins, boaters said.
—Paloma Chavez
july 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
Scheer’s photos include an orca and its calf, a blue whale tail, a baby humpback whale and a humpback tail at sunset.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
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“Blue whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20whale. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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