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fin whaleor finback whale or razorback whale or common rorqualSwift, slender-bodied baleen whale (Balaenoptera physalus) named for the ridge on its back. It is 59–89 ft (18–27 m) long, with a triangular dorsal fin, short baleen, and several dozen grooves along its throat and chest. It is gray, with white on the underparts and on the right side of the lower jaw. It is found in oceans worldwide, in groups of a few to several hundred. It lives in polar waters in summer, feeding on crustaceans and small fishes, and moves to warmer waters in winter to breed. Once commercially valuable, it has been substantially reduced in numbers by overhunting and is now listed as an endangered species. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The fin whale stocks being targeted by Iceland are not in any way endangered," he says. Greenpeace activists drop a dead fin whale in front of the Japanese embassy in Berlin. Last week, the body of what was believed to be a 52-foot-long fin whale (the second-largest specie of whale) washed up on the beach north of Faria County Park in Ventura. |
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