What is the size of a whale?

Whales can be as small as 8.5 feet and around 300 pounds or as large as nearly 100 feet and weigh more than 160 tons. They also hold quite a few records, including the largest toothed predator and the largest animal ever.

1. What is the size of a normal whale?
2. What is the biggest size of whale?
3. How long is a full size whale?
4. Is a whale the size of a football field?
5. Can a whale swallow a human?
6. How big is a blue whale poop?
7. Is a whale shark a whale or a shark?
8. How big is a blue whale heart?
9. What's the biggest creature in the ocean?

What is the size of a normal whale?

But how big is a full grown whale? On average, it grows to be about 59 feet long (18 meters). However, the largest known Right Whales grew to be 65 feet (19.8 meters). Being solidly built, Right Whales are significantly heavier than other whales, weighing around 100 tons.

What is the biggest size of whale?

The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal belonging to the baleen whale parvorder Mysticeti. Reaching a maximum confirmed length of 29.9 metres (98 ft) and weighing up to 199 tonnes (196 long tons; 219 short tons), it is the largest animal known to have ever existed.

How long is a full size whale?

An adult blue whale can reach lengths in excess of 80 – 100 feet and weigh more than 150 tons when fully matured. Even as an infant the blue whale can measure in at around 25 ft and gain as much as 200 pounds per day during its first year of birth.

Is a whale the size of a football field?

The largest blue whales reach 100 feet long, or about one-third of a football field. These animals are two to three times longer than an average city bus.

Can a whale swallow a human?

Whales, in general, are not capable of swallowing a human being and therefore will not eat you. However, there is a species of whales that does pose a legitimate challenge to that general theory: sperm whales.

How big is a blue whale poop?

The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. Its poo is described as smelling like a dog's, with the consistency of bread crumbs. A blue whale can excrete up to 200 litres of poo in one bowel movement.

Is a whale shark a whale or a shark?

They're not whales, but the world's largest fish

But despite their size, whale sharks are often referred to as "gentle giants".

How big is a blue whale heart?

The whale's heart is about 5 feet in length, 4 feet in width and 5 feet in height, and can weigh as much as 175 kilograms, which is the same as some cars. A blue whale's heartbeat is so loud that it can be heard from almost 2 miles away.

What's the biggest creature in the ocean?

The Antarctic blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus ssp. Intermedia) is the biggest animal on the planet, weighing up to 400,000 pounds (approximately 33 elephants) and reaching up to 98 feet in length.