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Aishwarya Kapoor

RARE PHOTOS: Why the largest animals that have ever lived are found in the ocean not on land | Vintage Vibes

The weight problem that land animals cannot escape

A blue whale's heart alone weighs around 180 kilograms, roughly the mass of a full-grown adult Asiatic lion. The whole animal tips the scale at up to 200 tonnes. On land, that number is a physical impossibility, and the reason comes down to one force: gravity.

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