Imagine your heart is the size of a small car, and your tongue weighs as much as an elephant. That’s a blue whale. These guys can grow up to 100 feet long and weigh 200 tons. That’s heavier than 33 adult elephants standing on a scale together. Insane, right?
But here’s the kicker: for all that size, they swim slowly—about 5 to 12 miles per hour. So when a fast metal ship comes roaring through, the whale doesn’t stand a chance. Speed kills, literally.
