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If you have seen an elephant, you know that
elephants are very big. Elephants are the
largest animals that live on land. Do you
know what animal is bigger than an
elephant? Yes, whales are the biggest
animals living on Earth. Shamu, the famous
killer whale, is a big animal. Killer whales are
15 to 20 feet long. They make the people
around them look small, but killer whales are
small. Yes, they are among the smaller
whales. Humpback whales are bigger than
killer whales. They grow to 35 to 50 feet. If
six tall men swam in a close line, they might
be as long as a humpback whale. The
biggest whale is the blue whale. Blue whales
are about 100 feet long. They are the
biggest animals on Earth. One blue whale is
about as big as ten elephants. People study
whales. These people count whales,
measure whales, and learn what whales eat
and where whales live. Maybe some day
you will study whales, too.