podcastsinenglish Level 0.17 The big blue
Jun 13, 2024
Dive into the fascinating world of the blue whale, the largest animal on Earth! Discover the sheer size of these giants with comparisons to elephants, and be amazed by their incredible heart, almost the size of a car. Learn about their daily feast of over 3,500 kilos of tiny krill and the astonishing fact that no creature, not even dinosaurs, has surpassed their size. Plus, find out about their impressive lifespan of 80–90 years, outliving many other species. It's an awe-inspiring journey through the ocean's depths!
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Record-Breaking Size And Mass
- The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth, weighing typically about 110 tonnes and up to 190 tonnes.
- It can be roughly the same mass as 33 elephants and usually measures 24 to 30 metres long.
Heart The Size Of A Car
- Unknown Speaker 0 tells Richard that a whale's heart is the size of a small car to illustrate scale.
- This vivid comparison highlights how immense blue whales truly are.
Incredibly Loud Long-Distance Calls
- Blue whales produce songs louder than jet engines that travel for hundreds of miles underwater.
- Their vocalizations make them the noisiest animals in the ocean and enable long-distance communication.