These 9 amazing Blue Whale facts will leave you speechless

1. Largest animal ever to have lived on Earth

The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth. It is larger than any of the dinosaurs. It can grow up to 30m long and weigh more than 200 tons. Source

2. Heavier tongue

A blue whale's tongue weighs around 3.0 tons about the size of an average Asian Elephant. Source

3. Largest heart

The heart of an average sized blue whale weighs 180 kg (400 pounds) and is the largest known in any animal. Source

4. Large mouth

A blue whale mouth is large enough to hold up to 99 tons of food and water. Source

5. Babies drinks a lot

A Baby Whales drink 380 - 570 liters of milk every day. Source

6. Big babies

Baby Whales weighs up to 3 tons—the same as a fully grown hippopotamus. A baby Blue whales gain weight quickly, as much as 90 kg (200 lb) every day (3.75 kg per hour) during their first year. Source 1 Source 2

7. Big Blue Whales survive on small things

A adult blue whale can consume as many as 40 million krill per day, which ends up weighing close to 4 tons of food on a daily basis. Source

8. They’re loud

The blue whale is much louder than a jet, which reaches only 140 decibels. Blue whales can hear each other over a distance of up to 1,600 kilometers. Source 1 Source 2

9. Huge lungs capacity

A Blue Whale’s lungs capacity about 5,000 litres of air, about 1,000 times the lung capacity of an average human. Source

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