What Is the Biggest Animal in the World?

🕐 2 min 40 sec 👦 Ages 4–5 🌍 English
Koko discovers the blue whale is the biggest animal and learns amazing facts about how it lives.
Blue whales are the biggest animals Where blue whales live What blue whales eat How blue whales breathe
📖 Story Script
                    Koko:
                    Owlo, I found a huge beetle in the garden today! It was this big!
                
                    Owlo:
                    That sounds like quite a discovery, Koko. Beetles can be pretty large for insects.
                
                    Koko:
                    It made me think. What is the biggest animal in the whole world?
                
                    Owlo:
                    What a wonderful question! The biggest animal in the world is the blue whale.
                
                    Koko:
                    A blue whale? Is it bigger than an elephant?
                
                    Owlo:
                    Much, much bigger! A blue whale can be as long as three school buses parked end to end.
                
                    Koko:
                    Wow! Three whole buses? That is so big!
                
                    Owlo:
                    It truly is. Come, let's go to the library. I have a special book about whales.
                
                    Owlo:
                    Here we are. Look at this picture, Koko. See how enormous the blue whale is?
                
                    Koko:
                    It looks like a mountain in the water! Does it have legs?
                
                    Owlo:
                    No legs at all. Blue whales live in the ocean and swim using their strong tails.
                
                    Koko:
                    How heavy is a blue whale?
                
                    Owlo:
                    A blue whale can weigh as much as twenty elephants put together. That is incredibly heavy!
                
                    Koko:
                    Twenty elephants! That is a lot. What does it eat?
                
                    Owlo:
                    Blue whales eat tiny creatures called krill. Krill are smaller than your paw, but whales eat millions of them every day.
                
                    Koko:
                    Millions? The biggest animal eats the tiniest food? That is funny!
                
                    Owlo:
                    It does seem silly, doesn't it? But those tiny krill give the whale all the energy it needs.
                
                    Koko:
                    Can blue whales come on land like I can?
                
                    Owlo:
                    No, they must stay in the water. Their bodies are too heavy for land. The water helps hold them up.
                
                    Koko:
                    So they swim all day and all night?
                
                    Owlo:
                    Yes, they do. They also come up to breathe air, just like we do.
                
                    Koko:
                    They breathe air? But they live in water!
                
                    Owlo:
                    That is right. They have a special hole on top of their head called a blowhole. They shoot water up high when they breathe out.
                
                    Koko:
                    I wish I could see a blue whale someday. They sound amazing!
                
                    Owlo:
                    Maybe one day you will, Koko. Now, can you tell me what you learned about the biggest animal today?
                
                    Koko:
                    The biggest animal is the blue whale. It is as long as three buses! It lives in the ocean and eats tiny krill. It breathes air through a blowhole. I want to learn about other big animals next time!
                
                    Owlo:
                    Excellent summary, Koko. You learned so much today. I am proud of you.
                
                    Koko:
                    Thank you, Owlo. Learning with you is always fun!