century and the rise of whaling they have been hunted t
The Blue Whale is the largest animal known to have ever existed. At the beginning of the 20th century and the rise of whaling they have been hunted to almost extinction. Blue whales were placed on the endangered species list in 1966. Since then there numbers have been slowly building. Big Blue is the blue whale you can hug! Compared to an actual Blue Whale he is an extreme miniature, but he's got a big heart.