: a widely distributed dark gray baleen whale (Balaenoptera borealis) that has a ridge on the top of the head and may reach a length of nearly 60 feet (18 meters)
called also sei
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Scientists estimated there are 50,000 sei whales remaining in the wild internationally.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024
Gomez noted that sei whales are endangered and usually seen a great distance from the coast in deeper waters.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
On Saturday, May 4, MSC Cruises' MSC Meraviglia docked at the Port of Brooklyn, which is where the animal — identified as a mature female sei whale by the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society — was discovered.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
The roughly 44-foot-long sei whale was towed to shore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, for a necropsy, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries spokesperson Andrea Gomez.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024
Gomez noted that sei whales are endangered and usually seen a great distance from the coast in deeper waters.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
On Saturday, May 4, MSC Cruises' MSC Meraviglia docked at the Port of Brooklyn, which is where the animal — identified as a mature female sei whale by the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society — was discovered.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
The roughly 44-foot-long sei whale was towed to shore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, for a necropsy, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries spokesperson Andrea Gomez.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
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“Sei whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sei%20whale. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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