The blue whale is famously the largest animal in the world, but this simple fact doesn't do these creatures justice. They ...

The heart of a blue whale can weigh up to 1,300 pounds, while its tongue can weigh 5,400 pounds, which is the average weight of an adult female elephant. Blue whales have sleek, streamlined bodies ...

The blue whale is the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth. Blue whales are largest of all baleen whales and are found worldwide. They have a long slender body with a proportionally ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

MR. GERRIT S. MILLER'S paper, “Some o'¦'o¦ hitherto unpublished photographs and measurements of the Blue Whale” (Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., Vol. 66, pp. 1-4, Pis. i ...

Scientists dive into the genomes of whales, elephants, and other animal giants looking for new weapons in the fight against ...