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It sounds absurd, but the heart of a blue whale is so big a human could swim through its arteries

It’s hard to picture a creature so immense that a person could stand inside one of its arteries, yet that’s the reality of ...
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All About Blue Whales, the Largest Animal Ever to Exist on Earth

Blue whales don’t just hold the title for the biggest animal on the planet today. The truth is that they’re […] ...
Reuters

With suction cups and lots of luck, scientists measure blue whale's heart rate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Using a bright orange electrocardiogram machine attached with suction cups to the body of a blue whale, scientists for the first time have measured the heart rate of the world's ...
Mongabay

Blue whale decline in Sri Lanka tied to climate and human activity

A resident population of blue whales has for many years lived in the coastal waters of Sri Lanka, but in recent years sightings of the animals have declined rapidly. With multiple pressures on these ...