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What is the largest mammal in the world?
Answer
Blue Whale
The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is the largest mammal ever to exist, weighing up to 200 tons and reaching lengths of 30 meters. These marine mammals inhabit all ocean basins and are baleen whales, filtering tiny krill from the water. Blue whales were hunted to near extinction in the 20th century but are now protected under international law.
💡 Did you know?
Blue whales can live 90+ years in the wild; a baby blue whale grows 200 pounds daily on milk containing 50% fat—they reach reproductive maturity in 5-15 years.
Other options people guess
- African Elephant
- Giraffe
- Hippopotamus
Topics
- animals
- biology
- ocean life
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