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   ocr: is composed of molded polyure- thane, supported by steel, and coated with fiberglass and paint. The blue whale Balaenoptera musculus) is the largest of all animals, living or extinct. It may exceed one hundred feet in length and 150 tons in weight, with the females growing larger than males. Blue whales are found in oceans worldwide, but rarely in tropical waters. They summer near Arctic and Antarctic pack ice and migrate to subtropical waters for 28