"What is the color of a blue whale" Me: ehhhh....blue?

@penalosaruel1002

3 жыл бұрын

I was JUST about to comment this XD

@ayano6216

3 жыл бұрын

@@penalosaruel1002 okay

@dreeew141

3 жыл бұрын

This isn't funny and was implied in the title.

@thychosenone4322

3 жыл бұрын

@@dreeew141 Okay

@nolanlor4711

3 жыл бұрын

@@dreeew141 u must be fun at parties😒

Thats simple, its in the name, its whale colored.

@aldervic6293

3 жыл бұрын

They had us in the first half not gonna lie

@Wet_sheen

3 жыл бұрын

@@aldervic6293 took the words right out of my mouth

@AntiMatter1022

3 жыл бұрын

Just like a lemon

@justarandompersonontheinte5949

3 жыл бұрын

@@AntiMatter1022 lol

@easyaccess2375

3 жыл бұрын

Sperm whale

Well, I'm 70 years old and I remember as a child walking all around the first whale. I think the first one actually gave you a better idea of just how big it was since you could walk around it and get much closer. It was my second favorite exhibit, after the T-Rex who used to drag his tail on the ground. :) Thank you for this great video.

@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing your memories! It does seem like you could almost reach out and touch that first whale.

@penalosaruel1002

3 жыл бұрын

Wait you met the dinosaurs ? I thought you were 70 (Jk)

@julieluckey7902

3 жыл бұрын

@@penalosaruel1002 I wish!!!!

@NortheastCorridorFilms

3 жыл бұрын

Julie Luckey I like how you use “lol” and “XD”

@teonyi

3 жыл бұрын

@@NortheastCorridorFilms she did not say lol or XD though

I don’t think I’m ever going to forget walking through that hall back when I was 11 back in 2012 or so and looking up and seeing that whale. I don’t think I understood the size until I realized how long it had taken to walk from one end to another. This and the preserved giant squid will always be important memories to me

@Littleathquakes

3 жыл бұрын

lucky you. when i went they had closed that whole exhibition hall because they were planning some big fancy party in there. it was the reason why I wanted to even go there

@wolffisu

3 жыл бұрын

It terrified me when I went (I was 8 and thought it was a real whale). It looked real and I stared directly at it terrified to move. Eventually, I was guided to the rest. The giant squid completely bewildered me and sparked my admiration for marine life.

white and gold 😏

@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory

3 жыл бұрын

🤣 🤣 🤣 We see what you did there, and we approve.

@scott6098

3 жыл бұрын

*NO*

@JustJohn505

3 жыл бұрын

Nice

3 жыл бұрын

BLACK AND BLUE

@yoot3008

3 жыл бұрын

@Aryaan Amar there was a viral picture of a dress where lots of people argued over if it was white and gold or blue and black. personally I just think it was a white and gold dress with shadows over it

“What Color Is a Blue Whale?” 30 thousand people: idk

@sharifaa.8887

3 жыл бұрын

Obviously, 30,000 people know that humans can make mistakes or give wrong descriptions. For example: Greenland and Iceland.

@almatsailaukhan9181

3 жыл бұрын

@@sharifaa.8887 nah, it's the greatest troll move in history: name an icy land "greenland" so people think it's nice and go live there

@sharifaa.8887

3 жыл бұрын

@@almatsailaukhan9181 😄😄😄

@drawingdragons4097

3 жыл бұрын

@@almatsailaukhan9181 exactly. And then it’s quiet and peaceful in Iceland because everyone thinks it’s covered in ice, when in fact it’s quite green.

@alienalchemist

3 жыл бұрын

I don't need sleep I need answers.

"The blue whale’s long and slender body can be various shades of grayish-blue dorsally and somewhat lighter underneath." Wikipedia.

@elfish7766

3 жыл бұрын

thanks man

@powergannon

3 жыл бұрын

What was the point of this comment?

@Eggnog88

3 жыл бұрын

@Optimus Slime why didn’t you just search it up if you didn’t want to watch an education video in the first place?

@TechnoCNB

3 жыл бұрын

thank you

@fruitfistpunch2284

3 жыл бұрын

@Optimus Slime then why you watching

"realize we're a part of it, not apart from it" - Sylvia Earle Thats very powerfull, thats exacly what i though the first time i swum in the ocean alone at night, just me and the vastness of mother nature

@MoonGuardian866

3 жыл бұрын

In the ocean alone at night? Gee you are brave.

@anonymousstout4759

3 жыл бұрын

Ocean at night is complete dark what's realisation you got at the time. I got the same goosebumps when heard that as well but mine was when I got to stargaze in complete solitude of mountain watching our galaxy in complete darkness is just amazing

The Bread whale is simotaniously both the most cursed and blessed thing on earth

@annoyedbot

3 жыл бұрын

I just effing searched for the bread whale😅

@highkit

3 жыл бұрын

Or is it?

Ok guys, this might be a stretch and a bit crazy, but i'm going to guess blue.

@chacharealscared9024

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, really? I didn’t think about that!

@thoriqzulkarnain4114

3 жыл бұрын

I thinks its red...

@CaptainRetro205

3 жыл бұрын

@@ceratopsiandavedraws8548 Bruh

@highkit

3 жыл бұрын

Or is it?

@CaptainRetro205

3 жыл бұрын

@@highkit NANI?!?

This is so interesting, you should make a virtual tour of the Hall of Ocean Life.

@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory

3 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea! It's definitely on our short list of hall tours to come.

@misspoopsy6336

3 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea, but isn't it a challenge to give the best awe-inspiring view of these animals when we should be showing the truth about what we make them live through in the wild? Don't get me wrong, I'm down to see the turn out either way! Whales are awesome always! 🐋 🐳💙

@brianisme6498

3 жыл бұрын

@@misspoopsy6336 they can do both at the same time. Giving a tour and tell a few facts about the animal and it’s conservation.

great white shark: is actually grey

@betelgeuseromaneeconti6123

3 жыл бұрын

@@Theokin24 you mean the thing that takes up less than half of it's body?

@namakudhani1

3 жыл бұрын

Its belly is white, and its upper gray is lighter than most shark

@ladboii2901

3 жыл бұрын

Why name an eel an ell when you can call it a long ass fish?

@highkit

3 жыл бұрын

Or is it?

@betelgeuseromaneeconti6123

3 жыл бұрын

Cue the iconic Vsauce "or is it" song

Would love to listen about stories and experiences from Sylvia Earle.

Hunting them to extinction and getting emotional about their colour only humans could do that.

@ghost-dg6tj

3 жыл бұрын

They aren’t even extinct

@pluggothesluggo5509

3 жыл бұрын

near extinction*

@casper6405

3 жыл бұрын

@FoxLimbs well most animals we hunted to extinction like mammoths Is basically because of survival So not everything for our pleasure

I often consider myself a cynic, but when I heard the way Earle was speaking, it felt genuine

Sylvia Earl sounds kind of like Carl Sagan in her speech pattern and way of expressing thought. I hadn’t heard of her before now, but she seems amazing.

Really lovely!

@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Aw, shucks. 😊 You know you're our channel crush.

@edman79

3 жыл бұрын

Two Sweet ass channels. No doubt.

@tnapeepeelu

3 жыл бұрын

@@edman79 Yes.

@eastonronan18

2 жыл бұрын

sorry to be off topic but does someone know of a way to log back into an Instagram account? I stupidly lost the password. I would love any assistance you can offer me

@paulcullen5712

2 жыл бұрын

@Easton Ronan instablaster ;)

Red, obviously. They’re from Mars and always have been.

@highkit

3 жыл бұрын

Or is it?

@umraisalwaziristani482

3 жыл бұрын

Stfu thoery

Whales are so magical. I sometimes wonder if us humans are even from this planet. We don't seem to fit in here.

@OtterThanMost

3 жыл бұрын

We were strategically placed here

@oisin3495

3 жыл бұрын

We’re an odd bunch but if you look at the apes past and present it does kind of make sense

@dar213311

3 жыл бұрын

@@OtterThanMost That's what I'm thinking.

@dar213311

3 жыл бұрын

@@oisin3495 I get that but even the smartest ape documented didn't surpass the intelligence level of a young human child. At least as far as their behavior that we understand. But, some argue we aren't the smartest mammal on the planet but we think we are because of language barriers. Who knows. Just me thinking outloud on KZread again 😆

@cortster12

3 жыл бұрын

We fit here perfectly. Everything about us functions exactly how you'd expect a sapient animal that managed to create society would. Ironically, the reason you think we don't belong is BECAUSE of your human-centric view. You're putting our morals, our views, on the natural world, and forgetting that nature is neutral. We were forged through the fires of evolution, and we act EXACTLY how natural selection selected us to.

The narrator sounds like Stevie Levine from Good Mythical Morning! What a fascinating video. Thank you!

@whodis4531

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah she really does!

@LittleLo

3 жыл бұрын

Omg yeah

@notavailable1174

3 жыл бұрын

wowwww the resemblance is like uncanny

@SpoobSnack

3 жыл бұрын

I can't unhear it now

I like blue whales because of their size. It is so amazing to see how certain animals can grow to immense sizes and be so elusive.

I love Sylvia Earle’s closing statements here. They perfectly encapsulate why I so greatly enjoy and appreciate museums and zoos. Her words at 12:38 specifically speak to me; on my 20th birthday, I stood in front of the Blue Whale model and declared that by the time my 30th birthday rolls around, I will have had the opportunity to have been in the water with one (hopefully as a documentary filmmaker). If I am able to, I plan on returning to the museum on that day to visit the Whale again and say that I’ve done it. (And if this video is still online at that time, I will be sure to come back here as well to say the same!) Thank you for sharing this piece. I hope everyone joking about the color question comes away with the same sense of awe and admiration for these animals that I did.

I remember seeing that model at the museum when I was really young and it was actually terrifying because of how large it was and the fact that it’s just...hanging there from the ceiling!😟 super impressive in hindsight!!

the animation part was really beautiful!

I thought it was like some kinda blue tinted grey cuz russian blue cats and any other "grey" animal is referred to as blue

@highkit

3 жыл бұрын

Or is it?

@rexyjp1237

2 жыл бұрын

@@highkit Vsauce

@highkit

2 жыл бұрын

@@rexyjp1237 Vsus

*reads thumbnail Me: ...hmmm what color are those blue whales

This is actually a good question. Blue coloring rarely occurs in living things. I guess this is an exception along with a few birds, fish and insects.

That explain why when I was in like third grade, they told us in a presentation in a museum that BLUE whales where nearly black and they were called blue because some parasites on their skin makes them looks gray bluish. Is a wonder what few years of difference can make in a still ongoing scientific investigation.

Awesome content! Deserves much more views

To think paleontologist knew dinosaurs' colorations...

@brianisme6498

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes. It’s very rare but sometimes bits and peices of their pigment cells may fosilize giving us a glimpse into what they may have looked like. Don’t get me wrong they definitely won’t be 100% accurate as their only small patches and aren’t common at all. So really palaeontologists just like any scientist has to they guesstimate to fill the holes.

@brianisme6498

3 жыл бұрын

@Nic B exactly as I said.

@brianisme6498

3 жыл бұрын

@@hotdogpepper8410 but we can still guesstimate based on fossilized pigments.

@michaelyu2744

3 жыл бұрын

Anyone saying you can't, just look up Anchiornis or Sinosauropteryx

@francessev2210

3 жыл бұрын

I just find it amazing how scientist knew how some of dinosaurs colors even though they've been extinct for millions of years and here they've only recently depicted what an animal with us today really look like.

I'm so glad I've had the opportunity to visit this museum. The one time we go to America, and of course we have to hit all the best museums on the East coast. Thanks dad :')

"To realize we are a part of it and not apart from it" - Sylvia Earle

Great video! Surprising that it doesn't have more views!

@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory

3 жыл бұрын

😊 Well, shucks. Thank you for watching!

Um dia ainda irei nesse museu! Amei o vídeo, me deu certa tristeza, mas também esperança. Sempre maravilhoso aprender. Obrigada!

@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Muito obrigado!

I think it's blue because it's literally called blue whale

@highkit

3 жыл бұрын

Or is it?

@fuego5350

3 жыл бұрын

@@highkit *dun dun dun*

When the oceanographer lady said, "We are a part of it, not apart from it," I got chills.

My local aquarium has a realistic, life-sized humpback whale model with her calf and that's pretty incredible to see in person. Photos really can't do justice to how enormous and magnificent these creatures are. I remember the first time I saw a real elephant at my state zoo I was blown away at how huge they were. It's such a travesty the way humanity has treated the gentle giants of our planet.

What a phenomenal video!

Can you do "What color is the Orange fruit?". Explain the history how orange became orange. Please. Im interested of this for a long time.

Incredible piece! I loved the animations, the interviews, the history. If I could swim with a blue whale, I could die happy.

What a wonderful video. I had my finest inspiring educational experiences at all the museums on the National Mall. I was dumbstruck by models of the 2 mamalian giants: Blue Whale and Bull Moose. Museums are so important to give humans the concept of "The Big Picture", rather than a miopic World view. I realized my childhood dream when I worked for the National Museum of the American Indian(2000 - 2004).

This needs more views

When I see the surface view of blue and the fin whales the top side look similar to the bow top side of an ocean liner. They are so immense it’s hard to really imagine what they look like up close. They do always look blue when photographed from the air.

Very interesting. Thank you for posting this!

I saw the whale model a couple years back during my trip to New York and it was really cool definitely one of the highlights of my trip

@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory

3 жыл бұрын

We're so glad you came by! The whale says hello! 🐋

"What color is a blue whale" *Well I assumed blue-?*

@highkit

3 жыл бұрын

Or is it?

@pineaplecatcat8581

3 жыл бұрын

@@highkit *Blëûŵ*

Animated earl dancing with a whale is the greatest thing I’ve seen

That is very interesting and keep up the great work!

@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@leezinke4351

3 жыл бұрын

@@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory you welcome and it looks like the whale is under water.

I've gone whale watching once when I was 7 and we saw some fin whales but we got also got a visit from an Atlantic Right Whale. Even saw it breach. Whales are my favorite sea life for this reason.

*what color is a blue whale?* my dumbass: *uhhh...pink?*

The animation in this video is top quality

@highkit

3 жыл бұрын

Or is it?

Ah yes, the two defining creatures on land - daffodils and monkeys

Merci pour la vidéo!

@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Merci d'avoir regardé. Nous aimons notre baleine!

I love the videos, one day ill bring mi kids to museums to see how great the world of animals is 🥰 Btw, the currators hair is so badass 😍

That Blue Whale in the museum is like the coolest part i remember going to Its so huge i feel like a bug compared to em

Amazing Channel

I tend to think for animals, "blue" usually is some kind of gray, usually not very blue. Russian Blue cat blue-coat dogs are gray or silver Something gray against its otherwise blonde, black or brown counterparts will definitely appear blue. As yellow is the complimentary color to blue/cyan, the absence of color will appear blue.

Dear god i am so freaking scared of the ocean

me : * read the title * me : it's obvious lol my brain : *what if it's not actually blue...* me : * proceed to click the video *

I always wanted to experience a whale out in the wild. To me there's few things more beautiful and exciting than seeing a whale breach.

@lokilockness2970

3 жыл бұрын

I have seen it it’s amazing seeing a whale rise up and leap it’s amazing

Can you share some knowledge of megalodon shark, which was once known as largest animal of the world

@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Here's a bit of info from our website: www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent/vertebrate-origins/carcharodon. We don't have a video specifically about Megalodon (yet), but you might enjoy this one about why fossil sharks are so rare: kzread.info/dash/bejne/goiYrpKToc63dbQ.html

@heavyweaponsscout9990

3 жыл бұрын

@Baldhina Asnake tru dat Blue whale is the largest animal to ever exist

@heavyweaponsscout9990

3 жыл бұрын

@Something Mildly Homophobic "paleontology noobs" lol

@plaguerim5608

3 жыл бұрын

@Something Mildly Homophobic Yeah, simpletons. Cretoxyrhina should have better screen time, my man preyed on some aquatic and flying reptiles or even dinosaurs if possible. Yeah it was the same size of a modern day great whites but what did the meg do? Look cool and hunt whales? Well, creto literally killed mosasaurs.

BEATIFUL ANIMATION

That was beautiful ❤

When I was a little kid, I went to AMNH, and, upon seeing the blue whale, I wanted it.

I hope to visit the museum one day

@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory

3 жыл бұрын

We'd love to have you!

It's break my heart when she said we went to moon but couldn't finad a living whale🥺 i hope whales never leave us ❤

I loved the music! Wonder if I could get the names of the songs played in the video 🙂

@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Hello and thanks for watching! All the music tracks are listed in the end credits.

I love Stephen. What an outfit and a person.

Scientists: What colour is a blue whale? Also scientists: Scientist A: hey look guys we discovered a new whale species! What should we name it? Scientist B: ....bLuE wHaLe

@brianisme6498

3 жыл бұрын

You can just say scientist A and Scientist B or Scientist 1 and Scientist 2. No need for the brackets. Like this Scientist A: Scientist B:

@waqasahmad4633

3 жыл бұрын

@@brianisme6498 i agree, you could have made this comment alot better

@rubylee4704

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks guys

@brianisme6498

3 жыл бұрын

@@rubylee4704 if you want I can delete my reply now that you’ve done that.

They are truly kings of the oceans, their size and might is stunning.

You won't believe it... But my ass truly believed the Blue whale was pretty Blue

I love that type of dog!

i live in long branch nj and i was working at a restaurant/beach club setting everything up on the patio i looked at the ocean and saw a whale! i was so exciting to see one so close that i took some videos and brought everyone to come out to take photos but sadly a week later the whale beached on the sand and comes to find out it was a calf i seemed like it was lost or waiting for its mom because it was swimming and blowing at the same spot

HES FREAKING BLUE BABY!!!!!!1!!!

The title: What Color Is a *Blue* Whale? Me: isn't it in the *title* ?

Who is the woman in the Mona Lisa painting? What color is Pooh's red shirt? How much does a $20 gift card cost?

@CC-gv1yd

3 жыл бұрын

The first ones actually a debatable mystery

Sylvia Earle is a legend!

I really hope I can see this museam someday.

@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory

3 жыл бұрын

We'd love to have you!

@Anonymous-xq5cs

3 жыл бұрын

American Museum of Natural History, I visit the museum every year with my family and it’s always amazing!!! I love the museum and my favorite exhibits are the jungle room and the taxidermy.

(sees title) Is that a trick question?

Blue, Thanks for watching

excited for AI after learning we had a blue whale wrong this whole time.

Blue, white and gold

It's everything.

This question has the same energy as "Who was in Paris?"

AMNH is starting to figure out the KZread Algorithm. Time to get those views and exposure!

I have a suggestion for another video: What Color is a Grey Whale?

@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory

3 жыл бұрын

😆😆😆 Good idea...

what color is a blue whale me: the name is blue

@highkit

3 жыл бұрын

Or is it?

What are the dimensions of the Blue Whale on Display?

@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory

2 жыл бұрын

It's 94 feet (28.7 meters) long and weighs 21,000 pounds (9525 kilograms)!

I swear I just saw another doc that said they swim about 7mph - maybe that was just when they captured it on drone footage? Lol idk but 30 and 7 are two VERY different speeds lol

me: *sees this video* blue whale?...blue... also me: well well well lets find out

I wish there was a program that allowed civilians to be trained on how to assist in environmental conservation. I think that would have a far larger effect than; recycle, turn off lights, don't use too much water, don't use too much paper, don't use too much plastic and when/if you do make sure to properly dispose of it... and all the rest. I'm disabled so I'm not sure if I could help, but I want to try. It's just... where's the resources? How do we go to the oceans and help clean and protect? How do we go to deforested areas and plant saplings? How? How much more needs to be done that just isn't being done either because people aren't aware or just don't know how to help? Are there groups in major cities that go to polluted areas and clean trash and other things? Is there a way to get large percentages of the world population to engage in environmental cleanup, community service, or other things that can help better our planet and all organisms that live upon it? How many people WANT to help but just don't know how?

“What is the color of a blue whale?” Me: canurple

11:16

them: WoT CoLoUr Is A bLuE wHaLE? me: B*tch, daw f*ck, Bishhhhhh

*i don't need sleep i need answers*

What colour is the blue whale? Me: Ummmm… Nevada!

@highkit

3 жыл бұрын

Or is it?

I read this title I’m like wtf it’s blue it’s literally called a blue whale

@highkit

3 жыл бұрын

Or is it?

I like how they lured us into this trap of thinking you could find the answer in a matter of seconds but then explained the history of the great great great great great great great great great great grandfather of whales

Ok but what color is a hippo I think there grey with pink belly’s I dunno

@mabye_koko

3 жыл бұрын

@Nicholas Smith yes Pygmy hippos and Nile hippos

@mabye_koko

3 жыл бұрын

@Nicholas Smith ye hippos look blueish gray

@mabye_koko

3 жыл бұрын

@Nicholas Smith some hippos are grey with pink belly’s

The museum there was pictures of in the beginning of the video is not located in America it is located in Norway