How much does a green sea turtle weigh?
150 kg331 lbWhich one: adult
A green sea turtle weighs about 150 kg (331 lb).
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.
How heavy is that?
- A green sea turtle weighs about as much as 5 Labradors.
- A green sea turtle weighs about as much as 150 liters of water.
- A green sea turtle weighs about as much as 150,000 paperclips.
- It takes about 9.3 green sea turtles to balance a car.
- It takes about 1,000 green sea turtles to balance a blue whale.
About the same weight
- Motorcycle 193 kg
- Average American man 90.3 kg
- Average American woman 77.9 kg
- Washing machine 72.4 kg
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