The blue whale is not only the largest animal alive today, it is the largest one that has ever lived. Now, analysis of a fossil found on the shore of an Italian lake hints at when, and perhaps how ...

The blue whale, a majestic leviathan of the deep, holds the prestigious title of being the largest animal ever known to have existed in the history of life on Earth. These oceanic giants capture ...

Heart rate data from the blue whale shows that these animals essentially have two different heart rates. One of them is slow, like the clip you heard above; that’s when the whale is diving and ...

Scanning and 3D-modelling the skeleton of a blue whale is an enormous undertaking. Dr Farah Ahmed, Head of Imaging at the Museum, explains how technology helps our understanding of the largest animal ...

In this corner, weighing up to 190 metric tons, is the blue whale. This behemoth still swimming in Earth’s oceans is the current titleholder for the heaviest animal to ever exist — living or ...

The blue whale is truly the ocean’s mighty ruler, reigning as the largest animal to have ever lived on Earth. These majestic giants can reach lengths of up to 100 feet and weigh as much as 200 ...

The blue whale has long been considered the largest animal to have ever existed, even dwarfing the biggest known dinosaurs. But now a new species threatens to steal the crown, and upends what we ...

The endangered blue whale is the largest animal to have ever lived on Earth — let alone California. At up to 400,000 pounds (the weight of 33 elephants!) and as long as 90 feet, they migrate up the ...

Whale sharks are the largest species of shark. Their gentle manner and massive size make them the gentle giants of the ocean. However, one especially large whale shark has been spotted off the Pacific ...

Blue whale, world's largest animal, caught on camera having a poo. By Anthony Pancia. ABC South West WA. Topic: Environment. Fri 15 Nov 2019 Friday 15 November 2019 Fri 15 Nov 2019 at 8:00pm.

A newly described species of marine reptile could be the largest to ever swim the world’s oceans. The “giant fish lizard” lived more than 200 million years ago, and may give the blue whale a ...