A new study argues that Perucetus, an ancient whale species, was certainly big, but not as big as today’s blue whales.
  • tal@lemmy.today
    8·
    7 months ago

    biggest living thing

    Animal.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largest_organisms

    When considering singular entities, the largest organisms are clonal colonies which can spread over large areas. Pando, a clonal colony of the quaking aspen tree, is widely considered to be the largest such organism by mass.[1]

    • tb_@lemmy.world
      1·
      7 months ago

      probably the biggest living thing ever is alive right now.

      So they’re technically correct.

      Just not in the way they meant to be.