The DU Lounge

tblue37

(65,307 posts) Tue Jun 7, 2022, 10:31 PM Jun 2022

Blue whale beneath the surface: the measurement numbers are amazing--

Link to tweet

Text

A Blue Whale was spotted off the coast of Vancouver Island yesterday. The largest animal to ever grace this planet. The largest dinosaur weighed around 85 tons. Some male Blue Whales weigh as much as 200 tons. A Blue Whale's heart is 6 feet wide and weighs 400 lbs.

10 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Blue whale beneath the surface: the measurement numbers are amazing-- (Original Post) tblue37 Jun 2022 OP

Wow,... magicarpet Jun 2022 #1

That is what I want to be in my next life. Cracklin Charlie Jun 2022 #2

swim and eat AND PEE AND POOP all day long. Trueblue1968 Jun 2022 #7

Oh wow! summer_in_TX Jun 2022 #3

Magnificent creatures! lastlib Jun 2022 #4

Holy Molly Joinfortmill Jun 2022 #5

They are as Intelligent as they are beautiful. Jack-o-Lantern Jun 2022 #6

The heart is 6 feet wide.... Bayard Jun 2022 #8

"We're gonna need a bigger boat." Wounded Bear Jun 2022 #9

Hard to wrap your mind around this.... Fla Dem Jun 2022 #10

magicarpet

(14,144 posts)

1. Wow,...

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Tue Jun 7, 2022, 10:42 PM

Jun 2022

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)

2. That is what I want to be in my next life.

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Tue Jun 7, 2022, 10:46 PM

Jun 2022

Just swim and eat all day.

Trueblue1968

(17,203 posts)

7. swim and eat AND PEE AND POOP all day long.

Reply to Cracklin Charlie (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 8, 2022, 01:32 AM

Jun 2022

summer_in_TX

(2,731 posts)

3. Oh wow!

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Tue Jun 7, 2022, 11:09 PM

Jun 2022

That small boat directly over that powerful whale dwarfing it.

lastlib

(23,208 posts)

4. Magnificent creatures!

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Tue Jun 7, 2022, 11:33 PM

Jun 2022

Killing them is one of our great shames as a species!

Joinfortmill

(14,413 posts)

5. Holy Molly

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Wed Jun 8, 2022, 12:30 AM

Jun 2022

Jack-o-Lantern

(966 posts)

6. They are as Intelligent as they are beautiful.

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Wed Jun 8, 2022, 01:28 AM

Jun 2022

Bayard

(22,051 posts)

8. The heart is 6 feet wide....

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Wed Jun 8, 2022, 01:47 AM

Jun 2022

Wounded Bear

(58,640 posts)

9. "We're gonna need a bigger boat."

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Wed Jun 8, 2022, 09:29 AM

Jun 2022

Fla Dem

(23,645 posts)

10. Hard to wrap your mind around this....

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Wed Jun 8, 2022, 11:34 AM

Jun 2022

"Largest dinosaur weighed around 85 tons. Some male Blue Whales weigh as much as 200 tons."

What an amazing creature.

Whales are still hunted for commercial purposes as are dolphins and porpoises.

Reply to this discussion