Comments on: The blue whale – how I met the largest animal that has ever existed http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/02/19/the-blue-whale-how-i-met-the-largest-animal-that-has-ever-existed/ Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:00:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Robert http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/02/19/the-blue-whale-how-i-met-the-largest-animal-that-has-ever-existed/#comment-14331 Robert Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:57:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6367#comment-14331 Sorry for the (possible) ignorance, but is this whale larger than ALL dinosaurs? I once saw on Discovery Channel that there was once a dinosaur so big that the ground would literally quake when it walked. Surely this whale isn't bigger than that? (look up "Amphicoelias", a huge sauropod, to get an idea of what I'm talking about) Sorry for the (possible) ignorance, but is this whale larger than ALL dinosaurs? I once saw on Discovery Channel that there was once a dinosaur so big that the ground would literally quake when it walked.

Surely this whale isn’t bigger than that?
(look up “Amphicoelias”, a huge sauropod, to get an idea of what I’m talking about)

]]> By: Patricio http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/02/19/the-blue-whale-how-i-met-the-largest-animal-that-has-ever-existed/#comment-14330 Patricio Sat, 10 Mar 2012 23:03:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6367#comment-14330 Wow. That is absolutely amazing and Sri Lanka must be beautiful. Wow. That is absolutely amazing and Sri Lanka must be beautiful.

]]> By: Joe Jayasinghe http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/02/19/the-blue-whale-how-i-met-the-largest-animal-that-has-ever-existed/#comment-14329 Joe Jayasinghe Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:51:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6367#comment-14329 Sri Lanka is an ideal place to watch Blue whales. Other than Mirissa, sea off east cost town Trinco (Trincomalle) is a good habitat for Blue Whales. They come so closer to the coast. Sri Lanka is an ideal place to watch Blue whales. Other than Mirissa, sea off east cost town Trinco (Trincomalle) is a good habitat for Blue Whales. They come so closer to the coast.

]]> By: Henrique Niza http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/02/19/the-blue-whale-how-i-met-the-largest-animal-that-has-ever-existed/#comment-14328 Henrique Niza Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:37:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6367#comment-14328 You're one hell lucky person, Ed. See a blue whale in person... it has to be something unspeakable, indeed. It is on my to-do list. You’re one hell lucky person, Ed. See a blue whale in person… it has to be something unspeakable, indeed. It is on my to-do list.

]]> By: Imoscar http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/02/19/the-blue-whale-how-i-met-the-largest-animal-that-has-ever-existed/#comment-14327 Imoscar Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:13:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6367#comment-14327 Absolutely fantastic Absolutely fantastic

]]> By: Shruti http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/02/19/the-blue-whale-how-i-met-the-largest-animal-that-has-ever-existed/#comment-14326 Shruti Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:44:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6367#comment-14326 beautiful pictures, the best blue whale facts! beautiful pictures, the best blue whale facts!

]]> By: mfumbesi http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/02/19/the-blue-whale-how-i-met-the-largest-animal-that-has-ever-existed/#comment-14325 mfumbesi Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:49:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6367#comment-14325 Loved the Blue Whale facts. Welcome back by the way. Loved the Blue Whale facts. Welcome back by the way.

]]> By: Emily Willingham http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/02/19/the-blue-whale-how-i-met-the-largest-animal-that-has-ever-existed/#comment-14324 Emily Willingham Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:55:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6367#comment-14324 Love the way this opens because we just watched that Attenborough scene about a week ago, and his genuine surprise and excitement were delightful to see. I can only imagine being able to experience that in person. How cool. Love the way this opens because we just watched that Attenborough scene about a week ago, and his genuine surprise and excitement were delightful to see. I can only imagine being able to experience that in person. How cool.

]]> By: Michael Habib http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/02/19/the-blue-whale-how-i-met-the-largest-animal-that-has-ever-existed/#comment-14323 Michael Habib Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:24:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6367#comment-14323 The blue whale facts cracked me up. Thank you for making my afternoon! Easily one of my favorite organisms. Fun food for thought: we should ask ourselves how it is that giant whales are able to reach such extreme sizes. Their marine ecology is certainly important in that regard, but it turns out that simple mechanical support is probably not the answer. We might also wonder what it is that sets the upper limit on size in whales - is it food availability, or perhaps something physiological? The biology of giants is rather less intuitive than one might expect. The blue whale facts cracked me up. Thank you for making my afternoon! Easily one of my favorite organisms.

Fun food for thought: we should ask ourselves how it is that giant whales are able to reach such extreme sizes. Their marine ecology is certainly important in that regard, but it turns out that simple mechanical support is probably not the answer. We might also wonder what it is that sets the upper limit on size in whales – is it food availability, or perhaps something physiological? The biology of giants is rather less intuitive than one might expect.

]]> By: Alex http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/02/19/the-blue-whale-how-i-met-the-largest-animal-that-has-ever-existed/#comment-14322 Alex Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:42:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6367#comment-14322 The largest animal that has ever existed? Really? Fantastic. The largest animal that has ever existed? Really? Fantastic.

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