blue whale, n.Trivia

Blue whales can consume as many as 40 million krill, or 8,000 pounds (3,600 kg) daily

Blue whale babies are around 8,800 pounds (4,000 kg) with a length of some 26 feet (8 meters).

The blue whale is not only the largest animal currently on the planet, but the largest animal to have ever existed

Blue whales weigh as much as 200 tons, or as much as 150 Honda Civics

Blue whales are able to produce the loudest sound of any animal. At 188 decibels, the noise can be detected over 800 kilometers away

Blue whales can plunge down to depths of 500-meters in a search for krill

Blue whales can hold their breath for 90 minutes but typically don't dive for more than 30 minutes

Blue Whales have no teeth

Blue Whale calves grow 200 pounds per day for the first year they are alive.

Blue whales have a heart the size of a small car.

The blue whale can fit 100 people in its mouth but have such narrow throats that they cannot swallow any object wider than a beach ball.

Blue whales are so massive that their tongue weighs more than most elephants.

Blue whales weigh as much as 30 elephants

Blue whales have such large blood vessels that a human being could swim through them.

The blue whale is not just the largest animal alive today, it's the largest animal to have ever existed.

Blue whales tend to come up for air between every 5-15 mins

Blue whales are able to go up to 6 months without eating

A blue whale's heart only beats about twice per minute

Blue whales live about 80-90 years, sometimes up to 100

The blue whale heart rate gets as low as 2 beats per minute, raising up to 37 when it resurfaces (more oxygen access).