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Also Known As sulfur-bottom • Sibbaldus musculus • sulfur-bottom whale • Balaenoptera musculus

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Illustration of a blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) showing its massive size, with a human swimmer and an elephant for scale. The whale is depicted in profile, emphasizing its long, streamlined body and distinctive blue-gray coloring. Text indicates the blue whale can reach 29.5 meters (97 feet) in length.
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Illustration of a blue whale swimming underwater with beams of light filtering down from the surface.
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