Anatomy of a Blue Whale

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National Geographic has this neat little interactive graphic that visually compares the size of a blue whale with other large objects and animals.

The video of a ship strike on a blue whale is shocking, but so is the rest of the threats that blue whales face on a day to day basis.

If you still aren’t grasping the size of a blue whale, consider this life-size visual from the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society.

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5 Responses to Anatomy of a Blue Whale

  1. mongchacha says:

    i thought the objects at the bottom of the chart was to scale…i was like, “that’s wrong.”

  2. TheJackalope says:

    This graph is bunk. Not trashing you or the site (doobybrain rules) That graph in particular is completely useless. Obviously the whale isn’t scale to the human, and the tank; seeing as the tank and human aren’t scale to each other. Viva Science!!!!

  3. Shoaib Akram says:

    The graph above isn’t obviously on the right scale. Go for the NatGeo visual comparison n u’ll get wat u want!

  4. math says:

    Jack the ones being displayed there are the bluewhale, and the array of human figures above it…not the icons at the bottom of the picture.
    before putting up a comment, be intelligent first, okay?

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