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Ancient whale found in Peru may be the heaviest animal ever, and more of today's top videos

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Newest development Aug 4, 2023 · 2 reportsHeaviest animal that ever lived, a 340-ton whale, discovered in Peru

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    Ancient whale found in Peru may be the heaviest animal ever, and more of today's top videos

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    Heaviest animal that ever lived, a 340-ton whale, discovered in Peru

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  1. KEYT Santa Barbara

    A newly discovered colossal whale might be the heaviest animal ever, study finds | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — A colossal ancient whale discovered in Peru might be the heaviest animal on record, according to a new study.At an

  2. WFAA Dallas

    The heaviest animal ever may be this ancient whale found in the Peruvian desert (opens WFAA Dallas)

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    Based on its huge, dense bones, researchers say this ancient giant could have weighed up to 375 tons.

  3. France 24

    Heaviest animal ever? Scientists discover massive ancient whale (opens France 24)

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    Look out, blue whale -- there's a new contender for your heavyweight title.

  4. PBS NewsHour

    New species of ancient whale found in Peru may be heaviest animal ever, scientists say (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    A new species of ancient whale might be the heaviest animal ever found. Scientists reported Wednesday that the creature could challenge the blue whale's title as the heaviest animal to live on Earth.

  5. KRDO

    A newly discovered colossal whale might be the heaviest animal ever, study finds (opens KRDO)

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    By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — A colossal ancient whale discovered in Peru might be the heaviest animal on record, according to a new study. At an estimated body mass of 85 to 340 metric tons (187,393 to 749,572 pounds), the heft of the now-extinct Perucetus colossus is equivalent to or exceeds that…

  6. ZME Science

    Colossal 39-million-year-old whale might have been the heaviest animal ever (opens ZME Science)

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    It could have been up to three times heavier than the blue whale, the largest animal in the modern world.

  7. Scientific American

    Bizarre-Looking Colossus Whale May Have Been Heaviest Animal Ever (Sorry, Blue Whales) (opens Scientific American)

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    “I’ve never seen anything like it,” says a paleontologist not involved in the discovery of a 40-million-year-old fossilized whale

  8. The Guardian

    Newly discovered whale species could have been heaviest animal ever (opens The Guardian)

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    Fossils found in Peru from extinct species show it may have had body mass of 85-340 tonnes – heavier than blue whales

  9. Gizmodo

    Massive extinct whale may be the heaviest animal ever (opens Gizmodo)

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    The gargantuan creature, weighing upwards of 750,000 pounds, may have sat in shallow waters, scavenging carcasses 39 million years ago.

  10. Insider

    The partial skeleton of an ancient whale shows it could've weighed as much as 340 tons, making it one of the heaviest animals ever (opens Insider)

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    Researchers found the fossil of new species of ancient whale, Perucetus colossus. It could have weighed 340 tons, making it heavier than a blue whale.

  11. Science News

    A colossal ancient whale could be the heaviest animal ever known (opens Science News)

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    Perucetus colossus may have tipped the scales at up to 340 metric tons, but some scientists are skeptical it could have sustained that mass.

  12. CNN

    Newly discovered fossil may be evidence of the heaviest animal ever (opens CNN)

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    A newly discovered ancient species of whale may be one of the largest and heaviest animals on record, a new study has found.

  13. Newsweek

    Gigantic new species of ancient whale may be heaviest animal ever to exist (opens Newsweek)

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    Weight estimates for the now-extinct whale species, named Perucetus colossus, rival or even exceed those of the blue whale.

  14. Triblive

    Heaviest animal ever may be this ancient whale found in Peruvian desert (opens Triblive)

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    NEW YORK — There could be a new contender for heaviest animal to ever live. While today’s blue whale has long held the title, scientists have dug up fossils from an ancient giant that could tip the scales. Researchers described the new species — named Perucetus colossus, or “the colossal

  15. WPRI Providence

    Heaviest animal ever may be this ancient whale found in the Peruvian desert (opens WPRI Providence)

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    There could be a new contender for heaviest animal to ever live. While today’s blue whale has long held the title, scientists have dug up fossils from an ancient giant that could tip the scal…

  16. The Oregonian

    The heaviest animal ever may be this ancient whale found in the desert (opens The Oregonian)

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    There could be a new contender for heaviest animal to ever live.

  17. Anchorage Daily News

    The heaviest animal that ever lived may be this ancient whale found in the Peruvian desert (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Based on fossils of the skeleton, scientists estimate the whale could have weighed more than a blue whale, though it probably wasn’t as long.

  18. Nature

    Could this ancient whale be the heaviest animal ever? (opens Nature)

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    Massive vertebrae and other fossilized remains found in Peru point to an Eocene-epoch beast of colossal proportions.

  19. Live Science

    This colossal extinct whale was the heaviest animal to ever live (opens Live Science)

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    Paleontologists in Peru have described an ancient species of whale that was way heavier than a blue whale.

  20. Al Jazeera

    Ancient whale found in Peru may be the heaviest animal ever (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Move over, blue whale. There is a new contender for the heaviest animal in Earth’s history.

  21. The World from PRX

    The heaviest animal ever discovered (opens The World from PRX)

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    Paleontologists have discovered the fossils belonging to the most-massive animal called Perucetus colossus. The animal is whale-like, and was discovered in Peru. The World's Marco Werman talks to Alberto Collareta, one of the paleontologist on the team who found it, about how the discovery redefines…

  22. CBS News

    Newly discovered colossal whale might be the heaviest animal ever, study finds (opens CBS News)

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    Perucetus likely weighed two to three times more than the blue whale, which today weighs a maximum of 149.6 metric tons.

  23. Omaha World-Herald

    Ancient whale found in Peru may be the heaviest animal ever, and more of today's top videos (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    There is a new contender for the heaviest animal in Earth’s history, how a watermelon was grown in one of the coldest place on Earth, and more of today's top

  24. KDVR Denver

    The heaviest animal ever discovered may be this ancient whale found in the Peruvian desert (opens KDVR Denver)

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    There could be a new contender for heaviest animal to ever live.

  25. CBS News

    Newly discovered whale that lived almost 40 million years ago could be "heaviest animal ever," experts say (opens CBS News)

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    A newly studied species of ancient whale might be the heaviest animal ever found.

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