Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Blue Whale

Quiz: 
The tongue of a blue whale weighs... 
  • exactly 3.5 tons
  • more than most elephants (2 votes)
  • more than most infants (5 votes)
  • less than a VW Golf (1 vote)
  • less than I think (2 votes)
I‘d say it‘s a rather useless fact but the tongue of a blue whale weighs more than most elephants. 

Here are some figures: 
elephant: 2–4 tons
tongue of blue whale: up to 6 tons
(according to this pageEvery side on the internet says something different but they all agree that the tongue weighs at least as much as a fully grown elephant. )
Some more interesting (still useless) facts about blue whales: 
  • a new born blue whale is about 7 m long
  • the heart of a blue whale is about as big as a VW beetle and weighs 1 ton
  • the tongue is about 3 m (10 ft) thick 
  • ... 
read more here: 

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