The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is the largest cetacean on the planet. While some have claimed that there were dinosaurs that topped its size, there is no scientific data to support that there was another animal that grew longer than 100 feet, so the blue whale has not yet been dethroned. Watch to learn all about this king of the ocean!
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