How long do whales live, and how do scientists figure out their age? What does it take to sustain a whale's enormous size? And why do whales have mustaches and belly buttons? Featuring Nick Pyenson, author of Spying on Whales and curator of marine mammal fossils for the Smithsonian.
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How long do whales live, and how do scientists figure out their age? What does it take to sustain a whale's enormous size? And why do whales have mustaches and belly buttons? Featuring Nick Pyenson, author of&nbsp;Spying on Whales and curator of marine mammal fossils for the Smithsonian.
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Will and Mango pester their pal Nick with all their whale questions: Why are whales so large? How do they sustain those massive bodies?

Why Are Whales So Big? with Nick Pyenson!

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