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FIN
WHALE
Scientific
Name
Balaenoptera physalus
The Fin whale is the second largest animal on Earth, after
the Blue whale. It grows up to 26 m or 85 ft, although animals
in the northern hemisphere are about 2m (5ft) shorter than
their southern hemisphere cousins.
There are now an estimated 120,000 fin whales worldwide, including 15,000
in the North Pacific. Fin whales were once very common to
the BC coast, but because of heavy whaling in the early 19th Century,
they have become a rare sight on the BC coast.
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