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ACCORDING to Mr. N. A. Macintosh (British Association Report, 1928) Blue whales and Fin-whales grow quickly and probably reach maturity in the short space of two years; Mr. Macintosh's statement implies that, in favourable circumstances, these great animals might increase in number fairly quickly, but that they die without attaining any great age.
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GRAY, R. Growth and Longevity of Whales. Nature 123, 910–911 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1038/123910b0
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