Marine biologist Carrie Newell photographed four blue whales — the largest animals on Earth — 3 miles off Depoe Bay.

Authorities were appalled to discover a 66-foot-long, beached blue whale along the coast of Punta Delgada, Chile, desecrated with graffiti and surrounded by dozens of tourists.

The blue whale has long been considered the largest animal to have ever existed, even dwarfing the biggest known dinosaurs. ... blue whales, meanwhile, top out at under 200 tonnes.

At 18 feet (5.5 m) long, a blue whale’s skull, which makes up less than a quarter of its body, is the scaffolding for the largest known animal head on the planet.

The Antarctic blue whale can weigh up to 400,000 pounds and stretches to 98 feet in length. The underwater call of the sperm whale, the earth’s loudest, registers at 230 decibels.

It went on for hours and eventually, the blue whale got weaker. Sensing their opportunity, two killer whales leapt on top of it, forcing the blue whale under the water until it eventually drowned.

About a dozen killer whales attacking a 72-foot-long (22 meters) blue whale had left a severe wound with exposed bone on the whale's head and bite marks on its fins.

His Instagram introduction reads, ”A blue whale, the largest animal species on earth, exploding out of the sea like a submarine.” ALSO ON FTW OUTDOORS: Gray whale hoists calf on back; image ...

In March 2019, scientists studying whales near Southwestern Australia stumbled upon a supersize spectacle that few had seen before — a pod of orcas viciously attacking a blue whale.