Blue whale via Shutterstock If you were asked to name the biggest possible animal it would have to live in water - and indeed this shy and graceful, blue-grey monster has never been exceeded in mass, ...

The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is the largest cetacean on the planet. While some have claimed that there were dinosaurs that topped its size, there is no scientific data to support that ...

The Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. It is believed to be the largest animal ever to have lived, at up to 30 metres (100 feet) in ...

wherein the first clade comprises large baleen whales, blue (Balaenoptera musculus) and minke (B. acutorostrata); second, a giant toothed whale, the sperm whale Physeter catodon; and third ...

Blue whale, scientifically called Balaenoptera musculus, is one of three baleen whales reported from Pakistani waters. The other two whales are the Bryde’s whale and the Arabian humpback whale.

The enormous group of orcas (Orcinus orca) can be seen hunting together and circling the endangered pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) in footage posted on Instagram by the tour ...

The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) the largest animal that has ever lived. The oldest blue whale was an estimated 110 years old.

Classification The blue whale is a type of baleen whale that, depending on the time of year, is found in oceans worldwide. Its scientific name is Balaenoptera musculus. Translated, Balaenoptera ...

The blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, regularly tips the scales at over 100 tonnes. Some estimates have pegged individuals at 190 tonnes. But now, it seems, the blue whale has a challenger.

Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom, 2017 This skeleton of a Blue Whale in the Natural History Museum of London represents the largest animal known to have ever existed and yet, one that ...