blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)

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blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)

Protected Whales: Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus).
Stamps FO 402 of Postverk Føroya, Faroe Islands
Date of issue: 17 September 2001
Artist: Edward Fuglø https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Edward_Fugl%C3%B8
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Faroe_stamp_402_blue_whale_(Balaenoptera_musculus).jpg

The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal belonging to the baleen whales (Mysticeti). It is the largest animal known to have ever existed. Blue whales were abundant in nearly all the oceans on Earth but their numbers have been greatly reduced due to whaling.

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