🐋 Largest Animal: The Blue Whale

3rd Grade 🏆 World Records

The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever lived — up to about 100 feet long and 200 tons.

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Bigger than dinosaurs

A blue whale is longer than two school buses. Its heart is about the size of a small car, and its call is one of the loudest sounds made by any animal.

Tiny food

Blue whales eat tiny shrimp-like animals called krill — up to 4 tons a day!

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