Animal Ancestry P1: "I whale miss having legs..."
Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the first installment in my Animal Ancestry blog, where I tell you about the theoretical ancestors of animals we know and love today! I thought I should go big for the very first one, and there's nothing bigger than a whale! Well, except a skyscraper. Or like, one of those huge battleships. Or the Epcot ball... Whales are widely known to be gargantuan creatures, with the largest species of whale, the blue whale, reaching a maximum of 30 meters long. That's about 100 feet long, with about 200 tons worth of blubber. Their tongues can weigh up to an elephant, while their hearts are just as much as a an average car. In conclusion, the blue whale is the largest creature ever to exist. Well, that we know of... ...