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FACT SHEET ILLUSTRATION
fin whale — Balaenoptera physalus
illustration of Fin whale courtesy of Uko Gorter - copyright © 2003

Adult males measure up to 78 feet (24 m) in the northern hemisphere
and 88 feet (26.8 m) in the southern hemisphere.
Females are slightly larger than males.

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