Let's learn about the Blue Whale, the biggest animal in history

Hello, I’m the man who loves animals, whose nickname is only 'Animal Abuser'.

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I recently went all-in on the 'End Game' trusting Yoo Youngjin, and I lost everything. I will not trust pro gamer Yoo Youngjin again. From now on, I will love animals again, not Starcraft. And I will never enter the Ink Play board again.

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The Blue Whale. Classified as a mammal in the Cetartiodactyla order, Mysticeti suborder, Balaenopteridae family. In Korea, it's called the Cheong-gorae (Blue Whale), White Beard Whale, and White Long Beard Whale. The White Long Beard Whale used to be the standardized name. But since 2010, the name has been shifting to Dae Wang Gorae (Great King Whale). The Great King is driving out the White Long Beard.

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The largest animal currently living and among all animals throughout Earth's history. Body length is about 21 ~ 26m, weight is 83 ~ 130t. Females are bigger than males. Records indicate a length of 33.58m and a weight of 190 tons... (Though fluid dynamics models suggest they can't exceed 33m). The scientifically verified longest individual is around 29.9 ~ 30.5m. Similarly, the maximum estimated limit is around 190 ~ 200 tons.

The King-God Whale shows us its miraculous size. Here's the weight breakdown when dissecting a 27m, 108-ton individual: Baleen 1 ton / Blood 7.2 tons / Fat 23 tons / Meat 50 tons / Skeleton 20 tons / Organs 2.7 tons / Tongue 2.7 tons / Liver 0.8 tons. Blue Whales have a fat layer over 30 tons covering their skin. Their tongue alone is over 3 meters long, and their eyes are bigger than a basketball. The heart weighs around 180kg, and the aorta coming out of it is monstrous. Apparently, it's large enough for a person to swim through. We are living alongside the largest animal in Earth's history.

Genitalia length is 2 ~ 3m, with a maximum of 5m found. Holy sh*t (ㅎㄷㄷ)... The diameter is 30cm, and the volume per ejaculation is over 20 liters... Heart rate is 37 beats per minute, and the stomach can store about 1 ton of food. The heart is about the size of a golf cart, but its throat is small. A Bryde's whale once accidentally sucked in a person. But it immediately spat him out—a true close call! When a seal entered a Blue Whale's mouth, the whale reportedly opened its mouth so the seal could leave.

The Blue Whale's mukbang—Tzuyang couldn't even hand over her business card. Its main food source is krill, sucking down an average of 4 tons per day. It also eats anchovies, sardines, small fish, cephalopods, and jellyfish. It roams the world's oceans looking for food. It is frequently found in the krill-rich Antarctic Ocean and parts of the Arctic Ocean. It's rare in Korean waters... but hasn't been sighted since 1985.

It swims pretty fast. Normally 2 ~ 8km/h, but the maximum speed is 32 ~ 36km/h. Unlike the 'sh*t cat' species, it doesn't have premature stamina and can swim at maximum speed for dozens of minutes. Orcas are fast in short bursts, but true to the 'tiger' (범) in their name, their stamina is also prematurely low.

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While the population is reportedly increasing, it is still endangered. Currently estimated at around 10,000 to 25,000 individuals. All because of indiscriminate historical hunting. Just sh*t humans, sh*t humans, sh*t humans!

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Seriously, sorry humans...