Wild Blue: A Natural History of the World's Largest AnimalThe blue whale holds the title of largest creature that has ever lived, and it may also be the most mysterious. The biggest blue whales can outweigh every player in Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League combined. Their mouths can gulp more than thirteen thousand gallons of seawater. A newborn can be over twenty feet long and gain nearly twenty tons in seven months—about eight pounds per hour. Blue whales emit more powerful sounds than any other animal on earth, though many of their vocalizations are beyond the range of human hearing. |
Contents
The Greatest | |
Back to the | |
AboutFace | |
St Lawrence Blues | |
West Coast Blues | |
Blues Clues | |
The 79Foot Pygmy and Other Stories | |
Blue Genes | |
Why Size Matters | |
The Future Is Blue | |
Sources | |
Notes | |
Index | |
Blue Notes | |