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The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal and a baleen whale.Reaching a maximum confirmed length of 29.9 m (98 ft) and weighing up to 199 t (196 long tons; 219 short tons), it is the largest animal known ever to have existed.
Praya dubia zooids arrange themselves in a long stalk—usually whitish and transparent (though other colours have been seen [5])—known as a physonect colony. [6] The larger end features a transparent, dome-like float known as a pneumatophore, [7] filled with gas which provides buoyancy, allowing the organism to remain at its preferred ocean depth.
The largest elephant ever recorded was shot in Angola in 1974. It was a male measuring 10.67 metres (35.0 ft) from trunk to tail and 4.17 metres (13.7 ft) lying on its side in a projected line from the highest point of the shoulder, to the base of the forefoot, indicating a standing shoulder height of 3.96 metres (13.0 ft).
These sea slugs live in the pelagic zone (open ocean), where they float upside-down by using the surface tension of the water to stay afloat. They are carried along by the winds and ocean currents. G. atlanticus makes use of countershading; the blue side of their bodies faces upwards, blending in with the blue of the water. The silver/grey side ...
In zoology, deep-sea gigantism or abyssal gigantism is the tendency for species of deep-sea dwelling animals to be larger than their shallower-water relatives across a large taxonomic range. Proposed explanations for this type of gigantism include necessary adaptation to colder temperature, food scarcity, reduced predation pressure and ...
The tiny creature, just 5.4 millimeters long, has long, bristle-like hairs along its body, according to the study. It also has “long” legs compared to other known shrimp in the same genus, the ...
A giant, rotting mystery creature washed up on the shore of an Indonesian island — and no one can figure out what it is. The nearly 50-foot beast was discovered floating off Hulung Beach, on ...
Organisms in the abyssal zone rely on the natural processes of higher ocean layers. When animals from higher ocean levels die, their carcasses occasionally drift down to the abyssal zone, where organisms in the deep can feed on them. When a whale carcass falls down to the abyssal zone, this is called a whale fall. The carcass of the whale can ...