Is an Ancient Whale That Resembles a Massive Manatee the Heaviest Animal Ever?
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The answer comes down to whether the big-boned creature outweighs the formidable blue whale.
The answer comes down to whether the big-boned creature outweighs the formidable blue whale.
Enlarge / Whales and their kin evolved from land-dwelling mammals, a transition that entailed major physiological and…
This creature had a whale of a time.
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