Blue Whales: Giant Mammals

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blue whale

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baleen (n)

/bəˈliːn/

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a material in the mouth of certain whales that filters food from ocean water

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blubber (n)

/ˈblʌb.ɚ/

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fat under the skin that keeps marine mammals warm

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breathe (v)

/briːð/

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to take in and let out air through the nose or mouth

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calf (n)

/kæf/

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a young cow, elephant, whale, or other large mammal

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mammal (n)

/ˈmæm.əl/

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a warm-blooded animal with a backbone and hair or fur that nurses its young and has babies that are born live

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surface (n)

/ˈsɝː.fɪs/

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the part of the ocean or land that touches the air above it