Shayne Jacopian for redOrbit.com - @ShayneJacopian The blue whale is not only the largest animal on Earth—it’s the largest animal on Earth, ever. And, blue whales keep getting bigger, which means that those inhabiting the world today have bragging rights for the biggest creature ever. (“We Are the Champions” plays through the loudspeakers. College football fans donning war paint sob into each other’s shoulders as they sing along, celebrating the modern world’s claim to fame.) But the blue whale and perhaps the African bush elephant aside, why was everything so much bigger in prehistoric times?
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