Swallowed alive, man survives inside whale's stomach for three days. "The only thing that kept me alive where the raw fish I ate and the light from my waterproof watch,"says the man. A Spanish fisherman who drowned in the sea is back with a very interesting story.
The stomach walls are very thick and muscular, to grind up fish and giant squid, before they pass to the other chambers and digest in the gastric juices. There is no breathable air in a whale's stomach, so you would have at most three minutes before you asphyxiated.
For anyone scared of the ocean or Bible stories, science can put some of those fears to rest. The video below by House of the Future points out that only one species of whale even has a throat big enough to fit a human. And yes, you would suffocate or be crushed or burned in acid if that happened.
Sperm whales have four stomach chambers, like a cow, full of digestive enzymes. Plus, there's no air inside a stomach. The Naked Scientist addressed this question as well, saying: If there is any gas inside a whale, it's probably methane, and that's not going to help you out very much.
56-year-old Luigi Marquez lived to tell the fascinating tale of his survival, as he came alive after spending 3 days inside a giant whale. The horrifying incident took place when Luigi went missing at sea, after a violent sea storm threw him off his vessel.
No, they can't - it's actually not physically possible. While whales can have huge mouths, a whale's throat is a lot smaller than you might expect, essentially the size of a human fist. So even if someone was swept into a whale's mouth, it wouldn't be long before they were swept out again.
So, one blue whale equals 80 humans with room to spare.
Transit time, from the stomach to the anus, is from 15 to 18 hours.
Their brains do not trigger a breathing response until the levels of CO2 are much higher than what humans can tolerate. These mechanisms, part of the marine mammal diving response, are adaptations to living in an aquatic environment and help during the process of sleeping.
For the most part, whales are not able to swallow people. In fact, most whale species have throats that are far too small to be able to swallow an adult, so they wouldn't be able to swallow a person if they tried.
Share: Far bigger than any dinosaur, the blue whale is the largest known animal to have ever lived. An adult blue whale can grow to a massive 30m long and weigh more than 180,000kg - that's about the same as 40 elephants, 30 Tyrannosaurus Rex or 2,670 average-sized men.
Massive Arteries
The arteries are so large, in fact, that a full-size human could swim through them. The aorta alone measures in at over 9 inches! The blue whale's heart can weigh more than 400 lbs.
No. If a human was swimming in the bloodstream of a blue whale, they would die very quickly from the heat, pressure and lack of oxygen.
So, one blue whale equals 80 humans with room to spare.
Share: Far bigger than any dinosaur, the blue whale is the largest known animal to have ever lived. An adult blue whale can grow to a massive 30m long and weigh more than 180,000kg - that's about the same as 40 elephants, 30 Tyrannosaurus Rex or 2,670 average-sized men.
The Essex, a whaling vessel, was attacked by a sperm whale in 1820. The ship sank, and many of the crew members were either lost immediately or died of starvation as they awaited rescue for nearly eight months.
A blowhole is essential the nostril of a whale. Similar to a human the whale's blowhole is attached to their trachea and is connected to the lungs, however unlike humans the whale's trachea and esophagus are separate, therefore a whale in there would never choke on food like a human might.
The whale shark's pharynx isn't nearly as capacious as you might think. According to Motta, an average-sized man would barely fit. If you can overcome any claustrophobia and the whole "being eaten" thing, you'd be afforded an inside look at some spectacular anatomy!
Be prepared to get out of the animals' way not just for their safety, but for yours as well. Be sure to look in all directions. If a whale approaches close, stop paddling and let the animal pass. If you need to move around, do it from behind the whale and avoid sudden changes in directions.
But the true ruler of the sea is the killer whale. Killer whales are apex predators, which means they have no natural predators. They hunt in packs, much like wolves, which are also at the top of their food chain.
The fin whale is the second largest animal to ever live, in the entire history of Earth. Reaching lengths of at least 85 feet (26 m) and weights of 80 tons, this species is second only to its close relative, the blue whale.
The Megalodon weighs in at upwards of 50-70 tons, measuring a span of up to 60-70 feet in length. By contrast, the Blue Whale tips the scale at around 100-110 tons and tops lengths of up to 100 feet. Who Wins on Size? It's pretty obvious that the Blue Whale is the bigger apex predator in this fight.
But could megalodon still exist? 'No. It's definitely not alive in the deep oceans, despite what the Discovery Channel has said in the past,' notes Emma. 'If an animal as big as megalodon still lived in the oceans we would know about it.