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Mammal ยท Ocean
Blue whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Meet the animal
Life as a blue whale
The blue whale is the largest animal known to have lived on Earth.
Amazing adaptation
Built to survive
Baleen plates filter enormous mouthfuls of seawater, trapping tiny krill as food.
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Surprising fact
A blue whale's heart can weigh as much as a small car.