The Giants in Our Seas
Whales have always been an interest of humanity, being the basis of mythological leviathans or the fears that people hold for the oceans. Either way, it is clear that whales are distinctly unique for their characteristics that could have only happened because of their limitless environment that is the ocean. An obvious extension of this fact is that since the ocean covered our Earth millions of years ago, it becomes reasonable to think that the whales we see today may pale in comparison to the whales that swam in those prehistoric eras. Nevertheless, we should still be grateful that they still are around today as their numbers continue to dwindle due to unnecessary human interaction.
Whales exist as some of our most interesting sea creatures with them being the focus of many accomplishments of nature. It isn't fair to find them interesting just because of that however, as they being mammals may already be a surprise to most who thought they were simply fish. Since they give live birth, they fall under the classification of a mammal along with the missing presence of gills with them instead using air through frequent breaches as pictured below. Amongst their species exist the largest, loudest, and oldest mammals in the animal kingdom with each of them being described in their respective pages.
