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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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Throughout the day, groups spotted 3 blue whales, 42 humpback whales and 47 Risso’s dolphins, boaters said.
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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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An Antarctic blue whale, for example, is a sentient being with its own thoughts and emotions.
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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
Related Articles California teacher dies after she was bitten by a bat inside a classroom
Leaping humpbacks, unseasonal blue whales, dolphin super pods offering action on California coast
Should Bay Area birdwatchers take down their feeders to avoid avian flu?
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024
An Antarctic blue whale, for example, is a sentient being with its own thoughts and emotions.
—Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2025
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“Blue whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20whale. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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