View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. A blue whale’s heart can beat as few as two times a minute. The discovery comes from data collected during researchers’ first few attempts to ...

These whales measure 90-100 feet long and are estimated to weigh from 200,000-352,000 pounds (100-150 tons). Even their inner organs are weighty. The heart of a blue whale can weigh up to 1,300 ...

These big babies can outweigh several of the most popular small car models. In fact, these titanic infants are the largest ...

Animals all over the world have wide range of lifespans, varying from mere hours to millennia.The longevity depends on the ...

Asked to choose, from all this fleet, the vessel to carry me on a month-long cruise in pursuit of blue whales, I would not have hesitated. As Flip Nicklin and I passed our gear up the trawler's ...