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Bowhead whale, a Rare card
The bowhead whale, sometimes known as the Greenland right whale, Arctic whale, and polar whale, is a species of baleen whale belonging to the family Balaenidae and is the only living representative of the genus Balaena.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 99
- Power
- 179
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 240,000
Power 179 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Bowhead whale quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Bowhead whale card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
They also have the longest baleen plates among whales, with a ______ length of 2.97 to 5.2 metres.
Answer
maximum. They also have the longest baleen plates among whales, with a maximum length of 2.97 to 5.2 metres. From the Bowhead whale article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Italian cuisine. Italian cuisine 94 · Natural selection 88 · Humpback whale 84 · Bowhead whale 80 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Humpback whale. Humpback whale 430,000 · Rattlesnake 310,000 · Bowhead whale 240,000 · Yucca 190,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is the only baleen whale endemic to the Arctic and subarctic waters, and is named after its characteristic massive triangular skull, which it uses to break through Arctic ice.
- Bowheads have the largest mouth of any animal, representing almost one-third of the length of the body.
- They also have the longest baleen plates among whales, with a maximum length of 2.97 to 5.2 metres.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Bowhead whale article was read about 240,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 99: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Bowhead whale
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Bowhead whale (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Vicki Beaver, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA FIsheries, Marine Mammal Permit#14245, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
