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 polar bear is among the most sexually dimorphic of mammals, surpassed only by the pinnipeds such as elephant seals. The largest polar bear on record, reportedly weighing 1,002 kg (2,209 lb), was a male shot at Kotzebue Sound in northwestern Alaska in 1960. This specimen, when mounted, stood 3.39 m (11 ft 1 in) tall on its hindlegs.