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bryde's whale feeding on pacifc sardines rare underwater behavior photo |
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Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei) |
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common
name |
Bryde's
Whale, Tropical Whale |
| scientific
name |
Balaenoptera
brydei |
| range |
circumglobal,
tropical to warm temperate |
viewing
hotspots |
South
Africa, Japan, Baja Mexico |
| habitat |
coastal,
open ocean |
| size |
to
45 feet (14m), 20 tons |
| diet |
schooling fish |
| trivia |
favors
tropical waters unlike most other rorquals; feeds on fast fish, not
krill; population thought to be healthy at 100k |
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