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**Blue Whale
Scientific name: Balaenoptera musculus
Typical lifespan: 70–90+ years (estimated).
Gestation: ~10–12 months.
Diet: Filter-feeder- krill and small schooling crustaceans.
Role in nature: Oceanic ecosystem giants - nutrient cycling via fecal plumes (fertilize phytoplankton), influence carbon sequestration.
Range / countries: Circumglobal in deep oceans; migration between polar feeding grounds and temperate/tropical breeding grounds.
Size / length: Up to ~24–30+ m (longest known specimens ~30 m).
Weight: 100-200+ metric tons.
Bite force: Not applicable — baleen filter feeders (no biting).
Vision / hearing: Good low-light vision underwater; acute low-frequency hearing for long-range communication.
Abilities: Long-range migration, deep foraging lunge feeding, low-frequency song/communication across hundreds of km.
Conservation: Endangered in many regions - historic whaling reduced numbers; recovery slow.
Extra: Largest animal known to have lived on Earth.
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