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Why Are Whales So Big?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

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Whales and Marine Mammals

Paleontologists believe that the size of whales is related to changes in the oceans a couple million years ago. Huckleberry's question: Why are whales so big? If you don't know anything else, you know that whales are really big. How do they get that big? Nick thinks of recent as something that might have happened last week or maybe even last year.

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