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Ywaz, you do need to realize that "catch" is the standard terminology used in all wildlife harvesting (which is what whaling is, Japanese pretensions notwithstanding). We don't speak about "killing" fish either. I appreciate that whales elicit a more emotional response, but when our articles on whaling overwhelmingly use "catch", this looks incongruous at the least. --Elmidae (talk · contribs)
Female weight gain of 4% per day mathematically impossible
In the article it states "Pregnant females gain roughly four percent of their body weight daily,[86] amounting to 60% of their overall body weight throughout summer foraging periods."
However, that is clearly not right, as this would mean that female whales approximately triple/quadruple their weight every month. You can see how that would lead to bizarre situations.
I am not aware of what this figure should be or what the author was thinking when writing this. Perhaps they meant eat 4% of body weight.
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Since the discovery of the doom spiral siphonophore, the blue whale is only the heaviest known animal in the ocean. The title of biggest is ambiguous now, as the longest known doom spiral siphonophore nearly doubled the blue whale's record for longest known animal in the ocean.
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Reaching a maximum confirmed length of 29.9 m (98 ft) and weighing up to 199 t (196 long tons; 219 short tons), it is the largest animal known ever to have existed.
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Weighing up to 199 t (196 long tons; 219 short tons), the Blue Whale is the heaviest animal known ever to have existed. At a maximum confirmed length of 29.9 m (98 ft), it is also the second longest animal known to have ever existed, after the doom spiral (Praya dubia) siphonophore's maximum length of 50 m (160 ft)[1].
For too long, there has been constant misinformation surrounding the title of "largest predator" on Earth as well as a public disregard for the fact that Blue Whales are active predators for all intents of the term. The wiki page for Blue Whales omit the clear classification, even though a source used in the article mentions it as well. (See reference 77: Goldbogen, J. A.; Calambokidis, J.; Friedlaender, A. S.; Francis, J.; DeRuiter, A. L.; Stimpert, A. K.; Falcone, E.; Southall, B. L. (2012). "Underwater acrobatics by the world's largest predator: 360° rolling manoeuvres by lunge-feeding blue whales". Biology Letters. 9 (1): 20120986. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2012.0986. PMC 3565519. PMID 23193050."). I believe it is imperative that this information is fixed and updated to truly highlight is important fact. People have been misled and misinformed for too long! Edit: Another reason I find this is so important is the fact that on pages such as for the Sperm Whale, their rank as the largest toothed predator alive today is well highlighted and visible. It is only fair and consistent to make sure the Blue Whale's true title is easily visible. TypeN0ll (talk) 20:37, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Wikipedia is not a Reliable Source. Tenshi! (Talk page) 14:46, 29 March 2025 (UTC)