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Odisha
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Kolkatta
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Kerala
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Andhra Pradesh
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Detailed explanation-1: -The carcass of an endangered Bryde’s whale was found near the border of Puri and Ganjam districts of Odisha, recently.
Detailed explanation-2: -Bryde’s whales are found in warm, temperate oceans including the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific.
Detailed explanation-3: -Population estimates conducted in Auckland suggest the Bryde’s whales have a population of around 140 animals. For this reason they have Nationally Critical status in New Zealand. 9. Bryde’s whales are able to feed on three different types of food – fish, krill and plankton.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Bryde’s whale is a baleen whale, more specifically a rorqual belonging to the same group as blue whales and humpback whales. It has twin blowholes with a low splashguard to the front. Like other rorquals, it has no teeth, but has two rows of baleen plates.