Pictures and facts about the Fin whale

Fin whale

Order : Cetacea
Suborder : Mysticeti
Family : Balaenopteridae
Species : Balaenoptera physalus

The Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is a Baleen whale and is the second largest whale and also the second largest animal currently living in the world. The blue whale is the largest. The Fin whale can grow up to 26 meters in length. There are two groups of Fin Whales in the world, north and south. The two groups do not interbreed and never meet. Species from the Southern group can become larger (up to 26 meters) than the Northern group (21 - 23 meters). Can you guess the weight of a 26 meter long Fin whale? Its weight is around 120,000 kilograms! Apart from its gigantic size it is distinguishable by a white patch on its right jaw (not the left) as you can see from this picture. In the early days of whaling, the Fin whale was too fast for the whalers to catch them. This changed with the coming of steam-powered boats. The Fin whale soon became the most hunted Cetacean of the world (at its peak there were 30,000 killed annually) and is listed as endangered now (now they are only hunted by humans on the coast of Greenland, killing about 10 Fin whales a year).

Facts about the fin whale

Behaviour: Fin Whales are more gregarious in manner than other rorquals, and are usually found either in pairs (as in mother and calf) or in groups of 6-10 animals.

The Fin Whale is a [CITIES-listed Endangered Species]

The Fin Whale is found throughout every ocean in the world, from the tropics to the polar regions, but is rarely seen inshore.

The Fin Whale is a close relative of the Blue Whale taxonomically speaking. (Full text)

Fin whales are found in all oceans of the world, though they seem to prefer temperate and polar waters to tropical seas. (Full text)

The fin whale is one of the rorquals, a family that includes the humpback whale, blue whale, Bryde's whale, sei whale, and minke whale. (Full text)

Balaenoptera physalus The Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is a mammal which belongs to the baleen whales suborder. (Full text)

That these fin whales are interacting, rather than calling independently, is suggested by: (1) consistent spacing between calls with rarely overlapping calls, (2) a distinctive spectral signature for each whale, and (3) synchronization of respiration among vocalizing whales. (Full text)

The Fin Whale Fin whales are the second largest baleen whale, with adults ranging from 19. (Full text)

Fin whales are more sociable than the other rorquals often being found in small pods of 2-7 individuals (but rarely up to 20). (Full text)

Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) Fin whales are the second largest species of whale and the second largest (Full text)

The fin whale is the most abundant large baleen whale in the Long Island region. (Full text)

Printouts The fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus, is a huge baleen whale. (Full text)

The fin whale is a streamlined whale that is found worldwide except in polar waters; it is most common in the Southern Hemisphere. (Full text)

Binomial name Balaenoptera physalus The Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is a mammal which belongs to the baleen whales suborder. (Full text)

The Fin Whale is the world’s second largest whale in the world, right behind the Blue Whale. (Full text)

The fin whale is named for its tall, falcate dorsal fin. (Full text)

Fin whales are the second largest animal ever to live on this planet and always a spectacular sighting. (Full text)

The Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is a mammal which belongs to the baleen whales suborder. (Full text)

Galley Head Birding: fin whales are back! (Full text)

Galley Head Birding: Comment on fin whales are back! (Full text)

(Full text) The fin whale is one of the rorquals, a family that includes the humpback whale, blue whale, Bryde's whale, sei whale, and minke whale. (Full text)

The fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus, is the second largest of the cetaceans, reaching lengths of 24 m (Leatherwood et al. (Full text)