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The world's largest organism

Alex Rosenthal · TED

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The largest animal in the world is the blue whale, which weighs a massive 150 metric tons. Even so, it's not remotely close to being the largest organism by weight. That title goes to an organism so huge that it's estimated to weigh the equivalent of 40 blue whales. So what is this behemoth? And... where is it? Alex Rosenthal shares the story of the enormous and ancient Pando. [Directed by Lisa LaBracio, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by AIM Creative Studios].

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Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Alex Rosenthal
Year
2020
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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