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STW - Bowhead Whale
The bowhead has two blowholes and therefore spouts two jets of breath which form a V. Its deeply notched flukes (tail) when mature can measure 25 feet from tip to tip. Its flippers (pectoral fins) are broad and paddle-shaped and about six feet in length. Its maximum length is 60-65 feet and its weight is about a ...
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STW - Sperm Whale
The color of sperm whales varies. They can be grayish brown or black. Their flukes are broad and triangular and deeply notched and straight across on the margin. Their single blowhole is located left and forward on the head. They are the only whale with a 45° blow. www.mindenpictures.com Males are larger than ...
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Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association :: E-Newsletter :: January 2006 :: Wildlife Spotlight: Gray Whale
Gray whales raise their flukes high before long deep dives, and can dive for up to 15 minutes, ... the arctic seas. The only natural predator of the gray whale is the Orca whale, and some whales' flukes bear the marks of failed Orca attacks. Man has brought the gray whale close to extinction with the ...
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