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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1979

Page

18

Bowhead Whale Rarely Seen Near Greenland and Alaska

A speaker notes the bowhead whale is among the rarest of the great whales. It lives mainly around Greenland and Alaska and is near extinction. The comparison suggests a human approximate size.

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Whales Facts and Figures

Whale facts cover size, classification, and notable traits. Whales are marine mammals with blowholes, some with teeth and others with baleen. Sperm whales have 18 to 30 pairs of teeth, baleen whales filter plankton, and blue and fin whales produce far reaching sounds.

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