sociology. 1. the science or study of the origin, development, organization, and functioning of human society. 2. the science of fundamental laws of social behavior, relations, institutions, etc. â sociologist, n. â sociological, adj. 1. the science or study of the origin, development, organization, and functioning of human society. 2. the science of the fundamental laws of social relations, institutions, etc.
The Largest Animal Ever: The Blue Whale. The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. At 30 metres (98 ft) in length and 180 metric tons (200 short tons) or more in weight, it is the largest known animal to have ever existed.
Blue whales are so big they are the biggest creature ever to have lived on earth-even bigger than the biggest dinosaurs! The largest whale ever measured was a female weighing 171,000 kgs and measuring over 90ft./27m long. The longest whale measured in at over 110ft./33m.