It’s pretty amazing that as huge and awesome as creatures in the past were, probably the biggest living thing ever is alive right now.
biggest living thing
Animal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largest_organisms
When considering singular entities, the largest organisms are clonal colonies which can spread over large areas. Pando, a clonal colony of the quaking aspen tree, is widely considered to be the largest such organism by mass.[1]
probably the biggest living thing ever is alive right now.
So they’re technically correct.
Just not in the way they meant to be.
Edit: Damnit somebody already beat me to the yo momma joke.
I’ll still laugh if you tell it to me. Go ahead.
The reason the scientists were studying ancient whales in the first place is because the scientist couldn’t get your mom off his mind.