How blue whales became Earth’s largest creature—ever

Think of the largest elephant you can. Now multiply that by 30. That’s the size of a blue whale, the largest animal to exist, ...
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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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Blue Whale vs. Jumbo Jet: Which Giant Actually Wins on Size?

The biggest whale species on Earth is a monster! There are plenty of large creatures within the Cetacea order (which contains dolphins, porpoises, and whales), but one surpasses them all. Meet the ...
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Blue Whale

A blue whale calf with its mother near the coast of island Pico (Azores)© tane-mahuta/iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images "The blue whale is the largest and loudest animal on Earth." The blue ...
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A Biologist Explains Why The Blue Whale Is Still Growing — And How It Reached 200 Tons

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Fossil records make one evolutionary pattern especially ...