The blue whale, the biggest animal that ever lived, has been hunted almost to extinction.

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The fin whale is the second largest animal in the world, behind the blue whale, and is an endangered species.

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Likewise, past busy Benaulim and Cavelossim, you will encounter undisturbed golden sand that stretches south to the mouth of the River Sal at Mobor, where itinerant fisherfolk haul in their wares and the Blue Whale beach shack graces one of the most picture-perfect spots in all of Goa.

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We started in the Hall of Ocean Life, the one with the giant blue whale suspended from the ceiling.

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In a matter of a week and a half, it goes from milligrams in weight up to the weight of a blue whale.

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Looking up at the roof feels for all the world like being inside the rib cage of a great blue whale.

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