The blue whale didn't seem to mind the human being next to it at all ... Food. Blue whales eat almost 9,000 pounds of krill daily, and when it's their feeding season, they eat up to 40 million ...

Although large species, such as the blue whale, have huge mouths that can accommodate several humans at once, their gullets are relatively narrow and cannot provide enough space for a human body.

Blue whales eat krill - tiny, shrimp-like crustaceans that live throughout Earth's oceans. The huge whales can eat up to four tonnes of krill every day. Blue whales lunge through large swarms of krill ...

Each species has a favourite food. And no matter where they are or what they eat, whales are almost always on the hunt for a tasty meal. Blue whales are the largest animals ever to have lived. These ...