en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_whale:: There is some uncertainty about the biggest blue whale ever found, as most data came from blue whales killed in Antarctic waters during the first half of the twentieth century, which were collected by whalers not well-versed in standard zoological measurement techniques. The heaviest whale ever recorded weighed in at approximately 190 metric tons (210 short tons).[25] The longest whales ever recorded were two females measuring 33.6 and 33.3 metres (110 and 109 ft), although in neither of these cases was the piecemeal weight gathered.[26] The longest whale measured by scientists at the NMML was a 29.9 metres (98 ft),[9] female caught in the Antarctic by Japanese whalers in 1946–47. Lieut. Quentin R. Walsh, USCG, while acting as whaling inspector of the factory ship Ulysses, verified the measurement of a 30 m (98 ft) pregnant blue whale caught in the Antarctic in the 1937–38 season.[27] The longest reported in the North Pacific was a 27.1 metres (89 ft) female taken by Japanese whalers in 1959, and the longest reported in the North Atlantic was a 28.1 metres (92 ft) female caught in the Davis Strait.[17] Due to its large size, several organs of the blue whale are the largest in the animal kingdom. A blue whales tongue weighs around 2.7 metric tons (3.0 short tons)[28] and, when fully expanded, its mouth is large enough to hold up to 90 metric tons (99 short tons) of food and water.[8] Despite the size of its mouth, the dimensions of its throat are such that a blue whale cannot swallow an object wider than a beach ball.[29] Its heart weighs 600 kilograms (1,300 lb) and is the largest known in any animal.[28][not in citation given] A blue whales thoracic aorta is estimated to be 23 centimetres (9.1 in) in diameter.[30] During the first seven months of its life, a blue whale calf drinks approximately 400 litres (110 US gal) of milk every day. Blue whale calves gain weight quickly, as much as 90 kilograms (200 lb) every 24 hours. Even at birth, they weigh up to 2,700 kilograms (6,000 lb)—the same as a fully grown hippopotamus.[3] Blue whales have relatively small brains, only about 6.92 kilograms (15.26 lb) , about 0.007% of its body weight.[31] The blue whale penis is the largest penis of any living organism.[32] The reported average length varies but is usually mentioned to have an average penis length of 2.4 m (8 ft) to 3.0 m (10 ft)
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