Blue whale - Wikipedia
The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal and a baleen whale. Reaching a maximum confirmed length of 29.9 m (98 ft) and weighing up to 199 t (196 long tons; 219 short tons), it is the largest animal known ever to have existed.
11 Facts About Blue Whales, the Largest Animals Ever on Earth - Treehugger
Jul 15, 2024 · Blue whales are gigantic, generally ranging in length from 80 to 100 feet (24 to 30 meters). The longest accurately measured blue whale is a female who clocked in at 97 feet (23.5 meters)—but...
Blue Whale | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet, weighing as much as 200 tons (approximately 33 elephants). The blue whale has a heart the size of a Volkswagen Beetle. Its stomach can hold one ton of krill and it needs to eat about four tons of krill each day.
Blue Whale Model - American Museum of Natural History
The Museum's iconic blue whale model, first constructed in the mid-1960s, was based on photographs of a female blue whale found dead in 1925 off the southern tip of South America. At the time, little was known about blue whales in their natural habitats.
Blue whale, facts and photos - National Geographic
Blue whales are the largest animals ever known to have lived on Earth. These magnificent marine mammals rule the oceans at up to 100 feet long and upwards of 200 tons. Their tongues alone can...
Blue whale | Facts, Habitat, & Pictures | Britannica
Aug 24, 2024 · Blue whale, a species of baleen whale, a cetacean, that is the most massive animal ever to have lived. Weighing approximately 150 tons, it may attain a length of more than 30 meters (98 feet). Blue whales are predominantly blue-gray animals whose lower surfaces are lighter gray or white.
Giants of the Sea Part 1 | American Museum of Natural History
JEREMY GOLDBOGEN (Assistant Professor of Biology, Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University): Blue whales are absolutely awe-inspiring. By all standards they are the largest animals of all time. A two- or three-person inflatable boat, running between two blue whales is shown from overhead.
Blue whale | Animals | Monterey Bay Aquarium
With an average length of 88 feet (27 m), the blue whale is the largest mammal on Earth. Blue whales are found worldwide. Scientists estimate their population to be about 15,000. The blue whale doesn’t use a fork or knife to eat. Instead, it has baleen — 300 to 400 fringed plates, up to 3 feet (1 m) long, that hang from its upper jaw.
Blue Whale - Facts, Habitat and Diet - Ocean Info
The Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is renowned as the largest animal ever to exist on our planet. These marine marvels can reach impressive lengths of up to 100 feet and weights of 200 tons, surpassing even the largest dinosaurs in size.
Blue whale - IWC
The largest animals ever to have lived on the planet (surpassing even dinosaurs), blue whales inspire awe and wonder with all the records they break: The largest blue whale ever recorded was 33 m long; a blue whale’s heart is the size of a small car; a child could crawl through a blue whale’s arteries; and blue whales produce the loudest ...