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The Insane Biology of the Blue Whale

The Insane Biology of the Blue Whale

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The blue whale is the largest animal ever. What are the odds that we would live at the same time as this gigantic whale? Giants have roamed this Earth for hundreds of millions of years, but they never reach these gigantic sizes. What makes the blue whale so special that it can grow to sizes never seen before? This is the amazing biology of the blue whale.


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Blue Whales Blue Skies: bluewhalesblueskies.org.
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Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UChkVBItsZbvzcVvGwzBjljA
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California Marine Sanctuary Foundation: californiamsf.org
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Cascadia Research Collective:
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Adam Ernster Wildlife:
adamernsterwildlife.com
youtube.com/@adamernsterwildlife


Watch BATTLE of the BLUES here: youtu.be/JLzft9DekDM


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Timeline

00:00:The Insane Biology of the Largest Animal to Ever Exist

01:10:How big are blue whales?

03:07:Generations of ancestors for scale

04:34:Songs & communication

06:19:The blue whale’s heart & arteries

07:09:The loudest animal sounds

08:33:Feeding with baleen & krill diet

10:02:Lifetime of eating elephants in krill

12:00:Whale migration & tracking songs

14:15:Annoying relatives – dolphins

15:47:Evolution of baleen whales

16:55:Why whales can grow so huge

18:55:Blue whale babies & fatty milk

20:30:Protecting whales – conservation efforts