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Why are blue whales, the largest creatures to ever roam Earth, so big? 

Complement with this poetic paper animation about the afterlife of a whale. 

3-2-2013
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    Wow, no one ever explained this to me in school.
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    I dislike this kind of animation, it always made me uncomfortable. I overcame this discomfort though because the...
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    &whales;! &krill;! &science;!!!
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