Bruce Mate

Director of the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State University

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A Professor of Fisheries and Wildlife, and Oceanography, he is Director of the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State University

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Blue whales  can grow to more than one-hundred feet and weigh two-hundred tons, making them larger than any dinosaur discovered.

The Mysterious Blue Whales Deaths

Blue whales can grow to more than one-hundred feet and weigh two-hundred tons, making them larger than any dinosaur discovered.

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