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Animal profile ยท Coral Reefs & Oceans

๐ŸณBlue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Roams the open ocean, feeding on swarms of tiny krill.

DietFilter feeder
SizeUp to 150,000 kg
Lifespan80โ€“90 years
ConservationEndangered

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Where the Blue Whale lives

Vibrant coral gardens and the vast open blue beyond. Warm, sunlit tropical seas in the shallows; cold and dark in the deep.

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