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 ...

A vast blue whale skeleton now hangs in Hintze Hall ... Hintze Hall in 1895, looking south The next star of Hintze Hall was an African elephant specimen (nicknamed George) that arrived in 1907. Hintze ...

Mammals are warm-blooded animals that give birth and feed their babies milk. Some of them grow to enormous sizes, both on land and in water. Let’s explore the seven largest ...

But it's the typical size of a newborn blue whale. The biggest baby in the animal ... Although not quite as long a pregnancy as an elephant babies still gestate for 15-16 months.

Discover 10 lesser-known facts about the blue whale, the largest animal on Earth. Learn about its diet, communication, ...

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 ...