How many blue whales are there?

The whales counted include Minke, Blue, Fin, Gray, Bowhead, Humpback, Right, Bryde's and Pilot. When estimating whale populations, scientists looked at sections of the world rather the entire world at once. read more

The blue whale lineage diverged from the other rorquals during the Miocene, between 7. 5 and 10. 5 million years ago. However, gene flow between the species appears to have continued beyond that date. The blue whale has the greatest genetic diversity of any baleen whale, and a higher than average diversity among mammals. read more

The blue whale lineage diverged from the other rorquals during the Miocene, between 7.5 and 10.5 million years ago. However, gene flow between the species appears to have continued beyond that date. The blue whale has the greatest genetic diversity of any baleen whale, and a higher than average diversity among mammals. read more