Blue Whale

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The blue whale is an ocean-roaming giant, longer than a basketball court and heavier than 30 elephants. It tracks krill blooms each season, swallowing tonnes with its baleen. Despite protection since the 1960s, ship strikes, noise and warming seas still slow its recovery.

Habitat: The Blue Whale can be found in Angola, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa-rica, Ecuador, El-salvador, Fiji, France, Greenland, Guatemala, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New-zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua-new-guinea, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Senegal, Somalia, South-africa, Spain, Sri-lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-leste, United-kingdom, United-states-of-america, Uruguay, Yemen, California-us, Hawaii-us, Alaska-us