Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Blue Whale Washes Up in California




This the tragic sight of a member of the largest species ever to have existed - the blue whale - washed ashore after being struck and killed by a passing ship.

Read more here.

7 comments:

Erachet said...

Wow.

Alex said...

"This the tragic sight of a member of the largest species ever to have existed"

I'm feeling mighty nitpicky today:
It's the largest species of mammal(at least I think so), not the largest species, stam.

It's a sad story, and a beautiful animal. It's body looks like an aerial shot of the Earth, showing land, sea, and clouds.

Natan Slifkin said...

It's not just the largest species of mamma; it's the largest species of any animal. But my original wording was wrong - there are larger trees and fungus.

Holy Hyrax said...

So its even bigger than, lets say, a brontasaurus?

Natan Slifkin said...

Absolutely. Not longer, but heavier.

Mississippi Fred MacDowell said...

Wow.

Alex said...

At first I was thinking "coral" (not to mention fungus and trees) but I realize that doesn't count.