lower1. 1  to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag. 2  to make lower in height or level: to lower the water in a canal. 3  to reduce in amount, price, degree, force, etc. 4  to make less loud: Please lower your voice.
Biggest Whale-Basilosaurus (60 Tons). Basilosaurus (Nobu Tamura). Unlike the other mammals on this list, Basilosaurus can't lay claim to being the largest-ever of its breed--that honor belongs to the still-extant Blue Whale, which can grow to as much as 200 tons.
Listen. Blue whales are the largest animal ever known to have lived, even larger than the dinosaurs who once roamed the Earth. In fact, the longest blue whale ever measured was 111 feet long â approximately the length of three school buses parked end to end.