328574Balaenoptera musculusEndangered (EN)<i>Balaenoptera musculus</i> (Linnaeus, 1758)AbugulikhAbugulikhAkhvokhrikhakhvorkhrikhOmgoliaOmgoliatakerrkakTakyshkokTakyshkokTnmerken-uiiutTnmerken-uiiutTunnolikTunnolikUmgulikafBlouwalvisbrBalum glascaBalena blavacsindickýcskyt sírobřichýcsmodrá velrybacsplejtvák obrovskýcsplejtvák sírovýcyMorfil GlasdaBlåhvaldeBlauwaldeBreitmaulige FinnfischdeRiesenwaldeSchanelwaldeSchanelwallenBlue Rorqualenblue whaleenGreat blue whaleenGreat northern rorqualenOstende whaleenPygmy blue whaleenSibbald's rorqualenSibbald’s rorqualenSulphur-bottomenSulphur-bottom whaleenSulphurbottom whaleeoBlua balenoesBallena azulesRorcual azuletSinivaalfiSinivalasfrBaleine bleufrBaleine bleuefrbaleine d'OstendfrBaleine d'ostendefrBaleine de OstendfrBaleine d’OstendfrBaleine jubartefrBaleinoptère bleuefrRorqualfrRorqual à ventre canneléfrrorqual bleufrRorqual de SibbaldfrRorqual de sibboldheלווייתן כחולhuKék bálnaioBaleno bluaisBlahvalurisHrefnaisSteypireydrisSteypireyðuritBalenottera azzurrajaShironagasu kujirajasiro nagasu kujirajaSiro-nagusu-kujirakaლურჯი ვეშაპიko대왕고래ltMėlynasis banginismlനീലത്തിമിംഗലംnlBlauwe vinvisnlBlauwe vinvischnoBlaahvalnoBlåhvalnoHeipe-reydurnoRörqualplPłetwal błękitnyptBaleia azulptGrande rorqualptRorqual azulroBalenă albastrărublyuvalruBolshoi polosatikrugoluboi kitruGoluboikitruSinii kitskVráskavec obrovskýsrПлави китsvBlavalsvJattenhvalsvMuskel finnfisktrGök balinaurنیلی وھیلWilson, D., S. 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Most blue whales are thought to spend the summer feeding in the colder waters of high latitudes, migrating to warm waters in the winter where females give birth (5); although some may be resident in the same area year round (2). No feeding occurs on the breeding grounds. The two main populations (north and south) remain separated as the seasons are reversed in the two hemispheres.</p><p>A single calf is produced after a gestation period of 10 to 11 months. The inter-birth period is probably two to three years, although this may have decreased recently in response to the low population densities (7). At birth, a calf measures about 7 m in length (2) and may consume up to 50 gallons of milk a day in its first year of life, leading to a weight gain of 90 kilograms a day (6). Communication seems to occur via a variety of low frequency sounds and clicks (7).d5366ffc442885c7119d4f0937db20d52605713WildscreenCopyright Wildscreen 2003-2008ARKiveCopyrightCopyright Wildscreen 2003-2008. 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The prehistory of Blue Whales is not yet fully know'n, and future discoveries will prove the actual story. 0eccbfc0a9fe012c96d2001d0900d41f3171095CopyrightSome rights reservedhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/LocationCitationEnglishcc-by-nc 3.0Texthttp://content2.eol.org/content_large.jpghttp://content3.eol.org/content_medium.jpghttp://content4.eol.org/content_small.jpg13290194301302267232702934204128529783328662212512953009717226298227131AnimaliaNOT EVALUATEDAnimalia694ChordataNOT EVALUATEDChordata1642MammaliaNOT EVALUATEDMammalia7649CetaceaNOT EVALUATEDCetacea7660BalaenopteridaeNOT EVALUATEDBalaenopteridae41255BalaenopteraNOT EVALUATEDBalaenoptera328574Balaenoptera musculusEndangered (EN)<i>Balaenoptera musculus</i> (Linnaeus, 1758)1251010Balaenoptera musculus musculusNOT EVALUATED<i>Balaenoptera <i>musculus</i> musculus</i> (Linnaeus, 1758)1251008Balaenoptera musculus brevicaudaNOT EVALUATED<i>Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda</i> Ichihara, 19661251007Balaenoptera musculus intermediaNOT EVALUATED<i>Balaenoptera musculus intermedia</i> Burmeister, 18711251009Balaenoptera musculus indicaNOT EVALUATED<i>Balaenoptera musculus indica</i> Blyth, 1859Portland State University, MA Education
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