How did blue whales evolve to be larger than deep sea…
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How did blue whales evolve to be larger than deep sea creatures?
Not a scientist or even versed in science, just very interested in animals and evolution. I've read about deep sea gigantism, which caused me to question how the blue whale, a mammal that frequently swims to surface, managed to evolve to be bigger than any gelatinous, deep sea invertebrate that has ever existed. I know the factors that led to the blue whale's gigantic size, (filter feeding, efficiency of travel in water, deterring predators, having lungs instead of gills) but how are all these enough to make them larger than the creatures who live in the deep sea?
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Not a scientist or even versed in science, just very interested in animals and evolution. I've read about deep sea gigantism, which caused me to question how the blue whale, a mammal that frequently swims to surface, managed to evolve to be bigger than any gelatinous, deep sea invertebrate that has ever existed. I know the factors that led to the blue whale's gigantic size, (filter feeding, efficiency of travel in water, deterring predators, having lungs instead of gills) but how are all these enough to make them larger than the creatures who live in the deep sea?
#science
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