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The blue whale blue whale, a baleen whale, Balaenoptera musculus. Also called the sulphur-bottom whale and Sibbald's rorqual, it is the largest animal that has ever lived. Blue whales have been known to reach a length of 100 ft (30.  is the world's largest animal. Blue whales grow to be 80 feet long on average and weigh about 120 tons. The blue whale's heart is roughly the size of a Volkswagen Beetle This article is about the original Volkswagen Beetle. For the one introduced in 1997, see Volkswagen New Beetle.
The Volkswagen Type 1, more commonly known as the Beetle
. Its tongue is so large that an elephant elephant, largest living land mammal, found in tropical regions of Africa and Asia. Elephants have massive bodies and heads, thick, pillarlike legs, and broad, short padded feet, with toes bearing heavy, hooflike nails.  could stand on it!
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