CHAPTER 1 SAY HELLO TO THE BIGGEST GRANDEST MOST GARGANTUAN ANIMALS IN THE WORLD These animals are definitely hard to miss but not all of them boast a big body While some of them are the tallest longest or heaviest for their animal group others win big for more reasons surprising
AND THE WINNER IS THE BLUE WHALE The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet Just the tongue of these ocean dwelling giants can weigh as much as an elephant And its heart can weigh as much as a car It takes a lot to feed this 200 ton 181 mt animal the blue whale chows down on up to 4 tons 3 6 mt of krill day a
TYPE MAMMAL SCIENTIFIC NAME BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS LENGTH UP TO 100 FEET 30 M WEIGHT UP TO 200 TONS 181 MT DIET KRILL HABITAT OCEANS RANGE WORLDWIDE A BABY BLUE WHALE CAN WEIGH AS MUCH AS 3 TONS 2 7 MT AND STRETCH UP TO 25 FEET 7 6 M AT BIRTH UFE SPAN ABOUT 90 YEARS STATUS ENDANGERED
