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		<title>The Massive Fin Whale</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-massive-fin-whale/" title="The Massive Fin Whale" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="134" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/fw1-300x134.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="fin whale" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/fw1-300x134.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/fw1-800x356.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/fw1-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The fin whale is the second largest creature on the planet, after the blue whale. There are 2 known subspecies; the northern and the southern. Fin whales prefer temperate and polar waters. These gentle giants are part of the <a class="glossaryLink"  aria-describedby="tt"  data-cmtooltip="&#60;div class=glossaryItemTitle&#62;baleen&#60;/div&#62;&#60;div class=glossaryItemBody&#62;Baleen is a fibrous substance that is found in the mouths of most species of &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;whales&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, which they utilize to filter food particles from the water. The baleen plates grow out of the jaw in the same way as teeth, but trap food in the mouth which the &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;whale&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt; then swallows.&#60;/div&#62;"  href="https://critter.science/glossary/baleen/"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>baleen</a> family of whales that spend their days filter feeding tiny [&#8230;]</p>
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