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Whales vs. Dinosaurs: Whatâs the Biggest Animal of All Time? The blue whale is the largest animal alive on Earth today, although the exact maximum size is something of a moving target in the literature. This prodigious species is thought to be capable of reaching 110 feet in length, and the largest scientifically verified individuals on record are 89 to 98 feet long.
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What's the Biggest Animal in the World? View full size image. Diving to depths of 328 feet (100 meters) to munch on millions of krill each day, the blue whale takes the prize for the largest creature alive (and ever to exist!). These blue-gray giants extend about 80 to 100 feet (24.4 to 30.5 m) in length and weigh about 400,000 pounds (181,437 kilograms).
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What is the biggest animal ever to exist on Earth? By considerable measure, the largest known animal on Earth is the blue whale. Mature blue whales can measure anywhere from 75 feet (23 m) to 100 feet (30.5 m) from head to tail, and can weigh as much as 150 tons (136 metric tons). That's as long as an 8- to 10-story building and as heavy as about 112 adult male giraffes!
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- When a blue whale exhales, the spray from its blowhole can reach nearly 30 ft (9m) into the air. Size relative to a bus: Blue whales are the largest animals ever known to have lived on Earth. These magnificent marine mammals rule the oceans at up to 100 feet (30 meters) long and upwards of 200 tons (181 metric tons).Their tongues alone can weigh as much as an elephant. Their hearts, as much as an automobile.hen a blue whale exhales, the spray from its blowhole can reach nearly 30 ft (9m) into the air. Size relative to a bus: Blue whales are the largest animals ever known to have lived on Earth. These magnificent marine mammals rule the oceans at up to 100 feet (30 meters) long and upwards of 200 tons (181 metric tons).
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- 1 WHALE SHARK. Not only is the whale shark the largest living shark, it’s also the largest living fish period. A typical whale shark measures 18 to 32.5 feet in length. The largest on record, caught off Pakistan in 1947, was 41.5 feet in length. It weighed 28 tons – around 4 times larger than a large male elephant!
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What is the biggest animal ever to exist on Earth? See more pictures of marine mammals. Sebastien Burel/Dreamstime.com. By considerable measure, the largest known animal on Earth is the blue whale. Mature blue whales can measure anywhere from 75 feet (23 m) to 100 feet (30.5 m) from head to tail, and can weigh as much as 150 tons (136 metric tons).
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BIGGEST Animal EVER Recorded in the Ocean Depths? And yet, no prehistoric animal ever discovered has been bigger than a blue whale. It’s scarey to think how much of our ocean depths are still completely unexplored. The problem with a blue whale being the culprit is that the loudest sound ever recorded by a blue whale could only just reach the range of 1000 miles.
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What is the biggest animal ever to exist on Earth? Most people believe that the largest animals to ever exist on Earth were the dinosaurs. However, one of the largest land dinosaurs, the sauropod Argentinosaurus, weighed only about 180,000 pounds (81,647 kg).
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Giant water-living dinosaur unveiled Giant water-living dinosaur unveiled. A full-size skeletal model of a Spinosaurus, the largest predatory dinosaur ever to roam the Earth, is part of a new exhibit at the National Geographic Museum in Washington, DC.
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It Was THIS BIG: Largest Creatures To Ever Exist On Earth It Was THIS BIG: Largest Creatures To Ever Exist On Earth. This is an informative video about the largest creatures to ever live on earth, by type (ie. largest arthropod, largest land mammal -- both seen above, largest flying creature, etc.). Did you know the largest arthropod was an 2.5 meter (8.5-foot) millipede-looking beast that was as wide as you are and weighed over 1,000-pounds? Imagine that f***er crawling out from under your bed! I would die.
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Enormous Sea Sponge May Be the Oldest Animal on Earth Scientists have discovered the largest and, quite possibly, oldest sea sponge on Earth. The enormous sea sponge is estimated to be several hundred to several thousand years old, though it is impossible to know for sure. And at 11.5 feet (3.5 meters) in length, New Scientist reports, it’s as big as some cars. Researchers came upon the sponge on a 7000-foot dive made by a r emotely operated vehicle (ROV) at the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hawaii last summer, according to Scoop.
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- What was the largest land mammal to ever? The Indricotherium was the largest land mammal to ever live. It was about twenty five feet in length, 17 feet tall and weighed about 18000 kilograms.
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Largest Carnivorous Dinosaur May Have Evolved To Swim In Ocean, Eat Giant Sharks Largest Carnivorous Dinosaur May Have Evolved To Swim In Ocean, Eat Giant Sharks. A new fossil discovery in the Sahara desert indicates that Spinosaurus, possibly the largest predator to ever walk the earth, may have also been the first swimming dinosaur. My God, what an erotic pool party that would be! *ripping off bathing suit* MARCO.
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This deep-sea creature could be the worldâs oldest living animal New Scientist Live: This deep-sea creature could be the world’s oldest living animal. Deep in the waters off the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands lurks a 3.5-metre-long behemoth – the world’s largest known sponge that could be hundreds, if not thousands, of years old. Sponges are some of the simplest and most ancient of animals, though they don’t look like animals as we usually know them.
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Sea Turtles Scientists believe that modern sea turtles are derived from marsh-inhabiting ancestors that lived during the Late Triassic period. Fossil records show that the now-extinct sea turtle Archelon ischyros, which lived 144 to 65 million years ago, was one of the largest turtles that ever lived. It reached a length of 3 to 4 m (9.8-13 ft.).
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Pictured: Giant blue whale floats belly-up after being killed in a tragic collision with a ship Blue whales are the largest animal ever to have lived - even larger than the dinosaurs. They are a sub-species of baleen whale, feeding mainly on krill, that can grow to up to 30 metres long, and weigh 100-150tonnes. Their mouths could hold up to 100 people, and their hearts are the size of a small car.
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Scientists Discover World's Largest Dinosaur Fish in Cambridgeshire Scientists Discover World's Largest Dinosaur Fish in Cambridgeshire. The Leedsichthys is considered the largest fish ever to swim in the oceans, reaching up to 56ft. A prehistoric fish measuring over 54ft is the biggest ever to roam the oceans, say scientists. The Leedsichthys lived over 10 million years ago, alongside dinosaurs in the Jurassic period, according to experts.
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- The blue whale is the largest animal ever to inhabit the Earth. This gentle. giant has grayish-blue skin with light spots. It has about 300 to 400 baleen. plates instead of teeth which it uses to strain food from the ocean water. SIZE: Measuring 70 to 80 feet in length (the longest recorded length was 106.
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10 Terrifying Prehistoric Sea Monsters 10 Terrifying Prehistoric Sea Monsters. Some of the largest creatures this world has ever seen lived millions of years ago. The ichthyosaurs were marine predators that looked like modern dolphins, and could reach a massive size during the Triassic period over 200 million years ago.
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Blue Whale Facts For Kids Balaenoptera musculus. Blue whales are so big they are the biggest creature ever to have lived on earth - even bigger than the biggest dinosaurs! The largest whale ever measured was a female weighing 171,000 kgs and measuring over 90ft./27m long. The longest whale measured in at over 110ft./33m.
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Biggest Animals on Earth â Species Wise List of The Largest Creatures of the world Biggest Animal on Earth – Blue Whale. The Blue Whale Is The Largest Animal In The World. It Can Grow Upto 30 Meters Long And Weighs Around 170 Tons (340000 Lbs). Due To Their Massive Size, They Usually Only Swim In Deep Seas And Oceans. The Whale Shark Is The Biggest Fish In The World.
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Giant Squid Tsunemi Kubodera of the National Museum of Nature and Science of Japan/AP. Giant squid live up to their name: the largest giant squid ever recorded by scientists was almost 43 feet (13 meters) long, and may have weighed nearly a ton. You’d think such a huge animal would be hard to miss. But because the ocean is vast and giant squid live deep underwater, they remain elusive and are rarely seen: most of what we know comes from dead carcasses that floated to the surface and were found by fishermen.
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Biggest sea dinosaur? The is no such thing as a sea dinosaur! They are known as marine reptiles. But if your asking for the biggest it is Shonisaurus the giant icthyosaur or 'Fish reptile'. The largest plesiosaur is Elasmosaurus. The largest Pliosaur is Kronosaurus. Shonisaurus grew up to 15m long. Elasmosaurus grew up to 14m long.
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15 of the Largest Animals in the World The Largest Animal Ever: The Blue Whale. The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. At 30 metres (98 ft) in length and 180 metric tons (200 short tons) or more in weight, it is the largest known animal to have ever existed.
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List of the Top Largest Animals Ever Recorded in History The blue whale is the largest animal known to ever have existed. Digital Vision/Digital Vision/Getty Images. When people think about the largest animals that ever lived, dinosaurs are often the first thing to come to mind. It might come as a surprise that the largest animal ever recorded still lives today, although it is on the endangered species list.
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The weirdest animal that ever lived? Mysterious ancient 'undersea alien' with eyes on stalks and sharp teeth on the end of a TRUNK baffles scientists With a strange tubular body, eyes on the end of stalks and teeth at the end of a long narrow trunk, the 'Tully Monster' is perhaps the strangest creature to have ever lived. The monster, which lived 300 million years ago, has baffled scientists since fossils were first discovered 58 years ago.