sociology. 1. the science or study of the origin, development, organization, and functioning of human society. 2. the science of fundamental laws of social behavior, relations, institutions, etc. â sociologist, n. â sociological, adj. 1. the science or study of the origin, development, organization, and functioning of human society. 2. the science of the fundamental laws of social relations, institutions, etc.
The Largest Animal Ever: The Blue Whale. The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. At 30 metres (98 ft) in length and 180 metric tons (200 short tons) or more in weight, it is the largest known animal to have ever existed.
The Largest Land Mammal Ever. July 2, 2012 in China, Mammals, Trees | Tags: Asia, eocene, giant, herbivore, Indricotherium, land, largest, mammal, Oligocene, Paraceratherium, perissodactyl. A human (black), an African Elephant (gray), a Mastodon (french blue) and a Paraceratherium (sky blue) The largest land animal alive today is the mighty African elephant, however even the largest adult bull elephants were dwarfed by the largest land mammal ever to exist. The giant herbivore Paraceratherium stood 5.5 metres (18 ft) tall at the shoulder.