The blue whale didn't seem to mind the human being next to it at all. ABC News commenters also enjoyed watching such an incredible experience. @Okie Paints said exactly what I was thinking ...

The episode, witnessed off the Australian coast, offers a rare glimpse into the brutal efficiency of the ocean’s top predator.

The "Blue Whale Challenge" is spreading across social media, and the results could be deadly for its teenage players Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE.

Five families of orcas joined forces to hunt down and feed on a blue whale, the largest creature on the planet, in what was an extremely rare sighting off Australia. More than 60 orcas worked ...

This blue whale skull is one of the largest in any collection ... had even been fully hauled out of the water. They spent the next ten hours working from tail to head to make a full-body cast ...