The blue whale is famously the largest animal in the world, but this simple fact doesn't do these creatures justice. They ...

The blue whale is suspended from the Museum's ceiling The animal's connection to this building begins in the Irish harbour town of Wexford, on the morning of 25 March 1891. The female blue whale was ...

The heart of a blue whale can weigh up to 1,300 pounds, while its tongue can weigh 5,400 pounds, which is the average weight of an adult female elephant. Blue whales have sleek, streamlined bodies ...

A blue whale skeleton weighing 4.5 tonnes is one of the first things visitors encounter ... Newspaper articles from the time describe how Wickham bravely approached the animal, using an improvised ...