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Through cooperation, eukaryotic multicellular organisms have been able to evolve large dimensions. In water, buoyancy counterbalances gravity and it allowed for evolution of the largest organisms on the planet. For instance, Balaenoptera musculus (the blue whale) is a marine mammal of 27–30 m and around 170–200 tones [83]. It may be the largest contemporary organism on the planet. On land, Loxodonta africana (the African savanna elephant) is the largest living land animal [84]. Among birds, Struthio camelus (the common ostrich) can reach 2.8 m in height and weigh over 150 kg [85].