blue whale skeleton

blue whale skeleton

The blue whale (scientific name: Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal in the family baleen whales. There are 4 subspecies. The blue whale is considered to be the largest animal known to have ever lived on the earth, reaching a length of 33 meters and weighing 181 tons. The blue whale has a long, thin body and a bluish gray back, but it sometimes looks lighter in the water. The blue whale's flippers are 3-4 meters long. Gray above, white on narrow sides. All white below. The head and caudal fins are generally gray. But the back and sometimes the flippers are usually variegated.
Blue Whale Skeleton, Skeleton Specimen from the Natural History Museum in the UK

Blue Whale Skeleton, Skeleton Specimen from the Natural History Museum in the UK