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.
Discover The Largest Blue Whale Ever Recorded - A-Z Animals
2023年9月1日 · The largest blue whale on record weighed 418,878 pounds and the longest blue whale ever recorded was a female that was measured in South Georgia in the South Atlantic in 1909. This massive whale recorded a whopping length of 110 feet and 17 inches.
Blue whale | Facts, Habitat, & Pictures | Britannica
2024年8月24日 · The largest accurately measured blue whale was a 29.5-metre female that weighed 180 metric tons (nearly 200 short [U.S.] tons), but there are reports of 33-metre catches that may have reached 200 metric tons. The heart of one blue whale was recorded at nearly 700 kg (about 1,500 pounds).
11 Facts About Blue Whales, the Largest Animal on Earth - Treehugger
2024年7月15日 · 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...
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 - NOAA Fisheries
2023年9月28日 · Blue whales are the largest animals ever to live on our planet. They feed almost exclusively on krill, straining huge volumes of ocean water through their baleen plates (which hang from the roof of the mouth and work like a sieve).
Blue Whale Facts: Complete Guide To The Largest Animal That …
2023年7月27日 · The blue whale (scientific name Balaenoptera musculus) holds the distinction of being the largest known animal ever to have lived on Earth, with individuals reaching up to 100 feet (30 meters) in length and weighing as much as 200 tons. The species is characterized by a mottled bluish-grey body and a broad, flat head.
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...
The record-setting anatomy of the blue whale: a look inside the largest …
2019年2月18日 · The blue whale is the largest animal, with some specimens weighing in at a colossal 200 tonnes (440,000 lb), although 100–150 tonnes (200,000–300,000 lb) is the average. Even dinosaurs didn’t reach that size – for instance, it’s nearly 20 times heavier than a T. rex!
Giants of the Sea Part 1 | American Museum of Natural History
Meet the largest animal that ever lived—the blue whale. What’s so great about being big? You can move faster and farther, you can avoid predators, and you can have a longer lifespan. In Part One of our four-part Giants of the Sea series, you’ll explore some of the fascinating mysteries that blue whales hold for researchers.