Oceanography
Interspecies mating causes blue whales to have 'ghost' DNA
The finding of heterospecific DNA in Atlantic blue whales could raise new questions about genetics and species relationships in the marine environment.
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Oceanography
Is the blue whale's heart really the size of a car?
There are many rumors that the largest animal on our planet - the blue whale - has a heart the size of a car, but this is not necessarily true.
Oceanography
Blue whale skeleton still leaking oil 26 years after death
So much oil was found in the bone marrow of a blue whale that died after being hit by a ship more than two decades ago that the museum had to install a device to catch i…
Oceanography
Cloned creatures could be longer than blue whales
Siphonophores are unusual animals consisting of many individual organs called zooids, each zooid having a distinct function despite being genetically identical.
Oceanography
A startling new discovery about the sound of blue whales
Scientists have just published new research on the sound of blue whales - the most mysterious animals on the planet.
Oceanography
A pair of male blue whales fight fiercely for a mate
Three blue whales are caught up in a battle for mating rights in the waters off the town of Port Macdonnell in southern Australia.
Oceanography
Top 72 largest marine animals in the world
It is interesting that the largest animals living in the sea are not fish but mammals.
Oceanography
The blue whale reclaims the title of largest animal on the planet
New research results show that the ancient whale Perucetus was very large but still inferior to today's blue whales.
Videos
Video: A giant blue whale nearly 30 meters long approaches a tourist's boat
The sight of a nearly 30-meter-long blue whale swimming right next to the tourists' boat in the middle of the ocean made many viewers have a mixture of heartache and exc…
Space science
Asteroid the size of a blue whale approaches Earth
An asteroid at least the size of a blue whale will pass by Earth at more than 26,000 km/h, according to NASA.
Oceanography
Strangely small creatures, but longer than blue whales
The bootlace worm is one of the longest animals on Earth. Once, they were found on the beach with a length of up to 55 meters.
1001 mystery
'Echo' from the ocean: A mystery that scientists have been unable to decipher for nearly three decades
Nearly three decades have passed, the mystery of this unusual sound still makes scientists constantly explore.
Oceanography
Extremely rare scene: The planet's largest creature ... 'walks badly' in the middle of the ocean
The first time the photographer saw the whale excrete such a strange liquid, this proved its lunch had something new.
Oceanography
The first measurement of the heart rate of the blue whale
US scientists on November 25 said they had measured the heart rate of an adult blue whale with a high-tech ECG recorder.
Oceanography
Top 6 largest fish in the ocean
The vast ocean world with numerous animals makes us yearn to explore, from fierce to strange with special abilities, they gradually attract more human curiosity.