Lady Fin

Lady Fin (aka Mom, aka Lady Finback, aka The Single Mom, aka The Greyhound of the Sea)

Female / mom / 25 meters (82 feet or 14.7 Lionel Messis) / 82 tons (43.5 John Deere model 4044M green tractors) / Endangered Species

Fin whale species:

The finback whale is a baleen (filter feeding) whale and the second largest known species to have ever existed on this Earth.  Paleontologists have recently discovered the most massive dinosaur that has ever been discovered, but it's still less massive than this swimming giant.  Their bone structure can even support well over 100 tons if the environmental conditions were conducive to that kind of weight.  They're built aerodynamically and can keep up high speeds for prolonged periods.  There were times not too long ago when fin whales were actually faster than any ships on the water.  They have a varied diet of fish, krill, squid, copepods and crustaceans and they can be found nearly pole to pole and in every oceans on Earth.  It was hunted extensively during the previous century and over 725,000 of them were harvested during that 100 year period.  The population was down to a terribly low number in the mid-90s but the global population has improved some since then.  Oddly enough, submarines picked up on their vocalizations and frequently confused it for enemy vessels.        

To me, one of the most amazing things about a fin whale is it's physical prowess. This is the second largest species to exist, but it has the ability to breach almost completely out of the water. If you want to see this for yourself, there was a video taken near the Strait of Gibraltar a few years ago. If you do a video search on the internet, look for "fin whale jumping".  It's absolutely spectacular when you think about the fact that this whale is probably somewhere between 70 and 80 feet long yet still catches air, twice. Unbelievable.

Lady Fin the character:

Lady Fin, above all and to her core, is a mother.  She has twins that are in the process of becoming adults and independent.  The Pod members all adore her and her mothering instincts because who doesn't love a good mom, right?  Her mothering instincts are vital to the group and she uses those instincts to help the other whales along the journey.