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THAT’S MONSTROUS! CHAPTER 1

There’s big, there’s huge, and then there’s monstrous! Snakes and lizards and bugs may be fine when they’re small, but when they start to tower over you — that’s when things get bizarre!

Does my bottom look big in this?

Man-sized meal

So maybe your dad eats a lot, but even he can’t match a blue whale! These massive beasts eat crustaceans called krill. Because krill are so small (about 7 inches [7.5 centimeters]), a whale needs to eat 7,937 pounds (3.6 tonnes) of krill a day just to feel full!

Gimme what’s left on your plate!

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