The blue whale has long been considered the largest animal to have ever existed, even dwarfing the biggest known dinosaurs. But now a new species threatens to steal the crown, and upends what we ...

The sperm whale registers at 230 dB while the blue whale is at 188 dB. “For us to hear blue whale calls, they must be made at an intensity of 70 dB or more,” BBC writer Ella Davies reports.

Blue whales are still historically large animals: Some can grow to more than 100 feet. Perucetus colossus was “possibly the heaviest animal ever,” said study co-author Alberto Collareta, a ...

When it comes to their flippers, however, blue whales’ are relatively short for their body size at around 3 to 4 meters (9 to 13 feet) in length. The humpback whale, for instance, has flippers that ...

Aug 2 (Reuters) - Move over, blue whale. There is a new contender for the most massive animal in Earth's history. Scientists on Wednesday described fossils of an early whale unearthed in Peru ...

The blue whale may no longer be the largest animal ever. The 37-million-year-old fossil bones were so large, experts thought they were boulders.

The newly described basilosaurid (a family of extinct cetaceans), called Perucetus colossus, eclipsed blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) in sheer weight with an estimated body mass of between ...

Newly discovered ancient whale may have been heaviest animal ever 00:34. There could be a new contender for heaviest animal to ever live. While today's blue whale has long held the title ...

GLOUCESTER — There was cheering and shouting far off shore on Thursday when a local whale watch boat enjoyed a rare sighting of the largest animal on the planet – a blue whale. Excitement ran ...

Blue whales can grow up to 33 metres long and can weigh up to 200 tonnes. Wildlife scientist Dr Vanessa Pirotta said whale size and mass was a key indicator of their health for researchers.

There was cheering and shouting far off shore on July 4 when a local whale watch boat enjoyed a rare sighting of the largest animal on the planet — a ...