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The world's largest whales ranked in the top ten

1. Blue whale

The blue whale is a masterpiece of nature, the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth. Yes, even bigger than the dinosaurs! The most interesting thing about this monster is that it only eats small animals like krill, small shrimp-like crustaceans that are no more than 1 cm in length. Of course, blue whales don't cut back on calories because of this, and to get impressive curves, a whale needs about 4 tons of krill per day. Nevertheless, its diet is not satisfactory (from a human point of view). Of course, an average blue whale can grow to 33 meters and weigh up to 200 tons in its lifetime. When a baby blue whale is born, it already weighs about 3 tons and will be gaining weight by almost 90 kg per day until its first birthday. Blue whales live in small groups or pairs, communicating with loud and clear songs and crossing the ocean in search of food. They live almost anywhere in the ocean, except, of course, the cold Arctic Ocean where bowhead whales live.

Mar 06, 2024