Anatomy

 

 

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--- largest living animals
--- average adult length = 25m (males) and 26.2m (females)
--- average adult body weight = 100-120 tons
--- blue-gray body color
--- broad, flattened, u-shaped head
--- dorsal fin located in the last fourth of the back
--- slender, pointed flipper are about 14% of the body size in length
--- large blowhole splash guard
--- color often masked by appearance of microscopic algae called diatoms which attach to the

      whale's body and produce a yellowish color
--- 29 1/2 ft. high blow

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