A Biologist Explains Why The Blue Whale Is Still Growing — And How It Reached 200 Tons

A biologist explains the surprising evolutionary math behind how the blue whale became the largest animal that has ever lived ...
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Giant Squid vs Blue Whale: Comparing Two Giants

Regarded as some of the largest animals in our oceans, which creature is bigger: the giant squid vs blue whale? While blue whales are well-studied, very little is known about giant squid. But just how ...
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It sounds absurd, but the heart of a blue whale is so big a human could swim through its arteries

It’s hard to picture a creature so immense that a person could stand inside one of its arteries, yet that’s the reality of the blue whale—the largest animal ever to live on Earth. A detail like that ...
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10 most powerful whales on the planet – are these the ocean’s smartest killers?

Cetaceans are among the most intelligent creatures in the ocean and many whales have used their big brains to develop cunning ...
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Blue whales are going eerily silent—and scientists say it’s a warning sign

A six-year study off California’s coast shows how marine heat waves and noise pollution are silencing the ocean’s largest singers. Does saving the ocean start with hearing it? A blue whale swims near ...