fin whale
Second-largest cetacean
A fin whale is the second-largest animal on Earth, after the blue whale—a baleen whale reaching up to 85 feet long.
Fin whales are slender and fast, sometimes called "the greyhound of the sea." They inhabit oceans worldwide: We spotted a fin whale off the coast of Iceland.
Whale's filtering bristles
- krillSmall marine crustaceans
- blowholeWhale's breathing aperture
- flukeChance stroke of luck
- spoutProjecting pouring tube
filter feeding · migration · pod · breaching · dive · marine mammal · zooplankton · calving
Made smooth and efficient
- sleekSmooth and elegant
- hydrodynamicRelating to fluid motion
- chevronV-shaped line or symbol
- rostrumRaised speaker's platform
flukes · blowhole · elongated · countershading · jawbone · vertebrae · massive · body length
Of the open sea
- deep waterSignificantly submerged aquatic zone
- open oceanSea far from shore
- North AtlanticOcean basin, northwestern
- AntarcticSouthern polar region
Pacific · migratory · offshore · continental shelf · upwelling · breeding grounds · temperate · polar
At risk of extinction
- whalingHunting large sea mammals
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- protectedKept from harm
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
quota · harpoon · depleted · monitoring · sustainable · recovery plan
baleen
Whale's filtering bristles
spout · filter feeding · migration · pod · breaching · dive · marine mammal · zooplankton · calving · nursing
streamlined
Made smooth and efficient
- sleekSmooth and elegant
- hydrodynamicRelating to fluid motion
- chevronV-shaped line or symbol
rostrum · flukes · blowhole · elongated · countershading · jawbone · vertebrae · massive · body length
pelagic
Of the open sea
- deep waterSignificantly submerged aquatic zone
- open oceanSea far from shore
- North AtlanticOcean basin, northwestern
Antarctic · Pacific · migratory · offshore · continental shelf · upwelling · breeding grounds · temperate · polar · subtropical
endangered
At risk of extinction
- whalingHunting large sea mammals
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- protectedKept from harm
sanctuary · quota · harpoon · depleted · monitoring · sustainable · recovery plan
- ocean lifeocean, sea, sea creatures, shark, sea life
- sea lifeshark, dolphin, salmon, jellyfish, plaice
- Cetaceansdolphin, dolphins, porpoise, whales, orca
- Endangered Wildlifeblack rhino, bonobo, California condor, giant panda, mountain gorilla
- largest organismsgiant sequoia, redwood, African elephant, giant squid, colossal squid
- marine mammalsdolphin, whales, dolphins, porpoise, seals
fin whaletardigrade
Microscopic resilient eight-legged animal
rotifer · dust mite · flea · ant · hummingbird
fin whaleelephant
Tusked gray giant
giraffe · camel · desert tortoise · kangaroo rat · mole