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AMERICAN CETACEAN SOCIETY FACT SHEET ILLUSTRATION

— longest ever recorded was a 108 ft female —

modern blue whales in the Southern Hemisphere reach lengths of 90-100 feet
Northern Hemisphere counterparts are smaller, on average 75 to 80 feet (23 to 24.5 m)

the rorquals