The blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus 1758) is the largest animal known to have lived on Earth with a maximum reported length of 33.6m (110ft) although the longest scientifically validated was 29.9m (98ft). The blue whale is found globally and occurs in most oceans although it was historically most abundant in southern oceans. (Environment and Climate Change Canada. 2022. COSEWIC assessment and update status report on the Blue Whale in Canada 2002 https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/species-risk-public-registry/cosewic-assessments-status-reports/blue-whale-2002.html)
The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) (Linnaeus, 1758) is the largest cetacean species present in the Mediterranean Sea and the only baleen whale species regularly found within the Mediterranean basin year-round. (Tort, B. [et al.]. Ship strike risk for fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) off the Garraf coast, northwest Mediterranean Sea. "Frontiers in marine science", 27 Abril 2022, vol. 9, núm. Article 867287. https://hdl.handle.net/2117/389965 DOI 10.3389/fmars.2022.867287)
Balaenids are large, slow-swimming cetaceans.They belong to the family Balaenidae that isincluded in the suborder Mysticeti, the baleen or whaleboon whales (Bisconti, Michelangelo. (2003). Evolutionary history of Balaenidae. Cranium. 20. 9-50.)
Momordica charantia (M. charantia), commonly known as bitter gourd, bitter melon, kugua, balsam pear, or karela, is a tropical and sub-tropical vine belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family. It has been used to treat a variety of diseases in the traditional medicine of China, India, and Sri Lanka. (Fan, M., Kim, E.-K., Choi, Y.-J., Tang, Y., & Moon, S.-H. (2019). The Role of Momordica charantia in Resisting Obesity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(18), 3251. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183251)
