Last year, the Blue Planet’s heaviest ever animal lost its ... that the ancient animal — though only half as long as a blue whale — could be double its weight. It was no light-duty claim ...

Surprise: Blue Whales Are Mostly 'Left-Handed' Surprise: Blue Whales Are Mostly 'Left-Handed' Watch Mysterious Blue Whale Behavior Likely Filmed for First Time Mysterious Blue Whale Behavior ...

Join Museum scientists as they reflect on becoming part of this specimen's giant story. Since its arrival at the Museum in the 1880s, the blue whale skeleton has been part of an ever-expanding ...

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Blue Whale songs consist of an A call, a series of pulses, followed by a long, low moan called the B call. This A-B sequence is repeated over and over again, approximately once every 130 seconds.

The sperm whale is the largest toothed predator on the planet and the master of the open ocean. The aim of the Blue Planet II team was to capture an intimate family portrait of sperm whales ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. A blue whale’s heart can beat as few as two times a minute. The discovery comes from data collected during researchers’ first few attempts to ...

The Museum's vast blue whale skeleton is more than just a specimen - it's a 4.5-tonne parcel of social history. The animal has been dead for more than 120 years, but the legend of the day it arrived ...

A blue whale calf grows at a rate of 200 pounds per day! Although its commercial importance has dwindled, it is the largest animal that ever lived. Some specimens are 100 feet long and weigh 150 tons.