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.
Passionate about all things Australian. The largest mammal is the Blue Whale, not only the largest living but also the largest of all time. It may weigh between 110 and 160 tonnes. It is followed by (in order) the North Pacific Right Whale, the Sperm whale, Baird's beaked whale and then the Orca.