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Figure 32. -Stranded Bryde's whales at Walnut Point, Va. (top) and Panacea. Fla., Gulf of Mexico (bottom). In both animalB note the head shape similar to 

 that of the sei whale, and the three distinct head ridges. In the animal on the bottom, note that the two outermost ridges have their origin in grooves beside 

 the blowholes. In the animal on the top, note also the baleen plates, up toat least 300 per side and dark gray with coarse gray bristles. There is frequently a 

 rather wide interval at the front of the mouth between the left and right rows of baleen. {Photos by U.S. National Mutevm, courtesy of J. G. Mead Hop] 

 and M. B. Rank, courtesy of Wide World Photos [bottom]. ) 



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