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Cool whale fact: Bowhead whales
Also known as the Arctic whale, the bowhead is by far the longest living mammal on Earth. Some bowhead whales have been found with the tips of ivory spears still lodged in their flesh from failed attempts by whalers 200 years ago. The oldest known bowhead whale was at least 211 years old.
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Biodiversity Heritage Library on Flickr.
Baleen cross sections, dolphin and whale skulls.
Fin whale’s big gulp aided by newly discovered organ
The size of a grapefruit, the newly discovered organ is full of nerves that detect changes in ocean pressure to let whales know when to open their mouths.
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