Fin Whale
The Fin Whale is a marine mammal and the second-largest animal on Earth, with a body length of up to 85 feet and a weight of up to 80 tons. It is a magnificent and gentle giant of the sea.
The Fin Whale is a filter feeder, and its diet consists of a variety of small fish and krill. It is a vital part of the marine ecosystem, but its numbers have been decimated by whaling.
Fin Whale
Classification
Mammalia > Cetacea > Balaenopteridae > Balaenoptera > B. physalus
Native To
Conservation Status
Average Height
60 - 70 feet
(18 - 21 m)
Average Weight
80,000 - 120,000 lbs
(36,000 - 54,000 kg)
Average Life Span
70 - 90 years
Gestation Period
300 - 360 days
Did You Know?
The Fin Whale is the second-largest animal on Earth, after the blue whale, and can grow up to 85 feet long!
They are incredibly fast swimmers, earning them the nickname "greyhound of the sea."
Fin Whales have a distinctive asymmetrical coloring, with the right side of their lower jaw being white and the left side dark.
They are filter feeders, using baleen plates in their mouths to strain small prey like krill and fish from the water.
Fin Whales can live for up to 90 years.
They communicate using low-frequency sounds that can travel for hundreds of miles underwater.
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