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

[tblue37]

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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.

[magicarpet]

1. Wow,...

[Cracklin Charlie]

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

Just swim and eat all day.

[Trueblue1968]

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

[summer_in_TX]

3. Oh wow!

That small boat directly over that powerful whale dwarfing it.

[lastlib]

4. Magnificent creatures!

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

[Joinfortmill]

5. Holy Molly

[Jack-o-Lantern]

6. They are as Intelligent as they are beautiful.

[Bayard]

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

[Wounded Bear]

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

[Fla Dem]

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

"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.