How much does a blue whale weigh?
150 tonnes165 US tons · 331,000 lbWhich one: large adult
A blue whale weighs about 150 tonnes (165 US tons).
Animals vary, so Tilt always names a specific, common adult: a worker bee, a house mouse, a Labrador, a bull rather than a calf. The label tells you which one. Source for this figure: NOAA Fisheries, Blue whale.
How heavy is that?
- A blue whale weighs about as much as 25 elephants.
- A blue whale weighs about as much as 300 horses.
- A blue whale weighs about as much as 33,000 cats.
- It takes about 67 blue whales to balance the Eiffel Tower.
- It takes about 350 blue whales to balance the Titanic.
About the same weight
- Statue of Liberty 204 tonnes
- International Space Station 420 tonnes
- Boeing 737 41,400 kg
- Loaded semi truck 36,300 kg
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