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Revision as of 23:37, 26 January 2002 by Conversion script (talk | contribs) (Automated conversion)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) belongs to the baleen whales suborder. It is the largest living animal, and the largest mammal ever to have lived on Earth. It was described by Linnaeus in 1758.
It is a filter-feeder, using its baleen to strain plankton out of the seawater and may reach 30 meters long and 150 tons.