Stats

Lifespan

30-100 yrs

Size

Huge

Diet

Filter feeder

Activity

Cathemeral

Social

Solitary

Biome

Open ocean

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Swimming

Breeding

Live birth

Defense

Speed

Status

Uncommon

About

This massive rorqual whale travels through deep ocean waters across the globe. It expands its pleated throat to gulp over sixty tons of water in a single feeding lunge.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn

   A live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Artiodactyla

Family

Balaenopteridae

Genus

Balaenoptera