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How Much Do Whales Weigh? This whale on average grows to be around 9 ft. long and when fully matured will weigh between 400 – 600 pounds. In comparison the blue whale (the worlds largest living animal) can grow to a length of over 100 ft. and weigh in excess of 150 tons.
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What is the biggest animal ever to exist on Earth? Female blue whales generally weigh more than the males. The largest blue whale to date is a female that weighed 389,760 pounds (176,792 kg). A blue whale's head is so wide that an entire professional football team -- about 50 people -- could stand on its tongue.
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Near real-time Right Whale detection map (Massachusetts Bay) Time from detection at the buoy to posting on this site can be as short as 20 minutes. Right whales are large, slow-moving whales that can weigh up to 70 tons. There may be as few as 345 right whales remaining, and a leading cause of death is collisions with vessels.
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- Considerations. Whales typically give birth to one calf at a time, although twin fetuses can occur on rare occasions. Mature females of most species, including humpback, beluga and blue whales, usually reproduce every two to three years. The average time between gestation periods for sperm whales is three to four years.ewborn beluga whale calves typically weigh about 175 lbs. A right whale calf's birthweight generally is about 500 lbs. Gray whales weigh 1,100 to 1,500 lbs. at birth.
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- The largest creature ever to live, the blue whale averages 25 feet (7.6 meters) long at birth and weighs about three tons. As an adult, it can easily stretch to the length of a city bus and weigh close to 200 tons.
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- (average weight 95 to 165 pounds) Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (lepidochelys kempii) may reach up to 2 feet in length and weight up to 100 pounds. Leatherback Sea Turtle (demochelys coriacea) may reach up to 8 feet in length and weight up to 2000 pounds. (average 500 - 1500 pounds) Loggerhead Sea Turtle (caretta caretta) may reach up to 3 feet in length with an average eight of about 200 pounds. Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (lepidochelys olivacea) may reach up to 2 1/2 feet in length and weight up to 100 pounds. (average weight 80 - 100 pounds). 19 people found this useful.
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- Considerations. Whales typically give birth to one calf at a time, although twin fetuses can occur on rare occasions. Mature females of most species, including humpback, beluga and blue whales, usually reproduce every two to three years. The average time between gestation periods for sperm whales is three to four years.ewborn beluga whale calves typically weigh about 175 lbs. A right whale calf's birthweight generally is about 500 lbs. Gray whales weigh 1,100 to 1,500 lbs. at birth. Newborn humpback and sperm whale calves usually weigh around 2,000 lbs. Blue whale calves weigh around 5,500 lbs. at birth.
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How long is a killer whale? Killer whales are also known as Orca and are actually a member of the Dolphin family. Their size differs greatly from males to females. The male killer whale can rage from 19 …to 26 feet (6 to 8 metres) long and can weigh in excess of 6 tonnes (just over 13,200 pounds). Females tend to weigh less at only 4 to 5 tonnes (up to 11,000 pounds) and only grow to be 16 to 23 feet (5 to 7 metres) long. The largest killer whale ever recorded was seen off the coast of Japan. It was a male measuring 32 feet (9.8 metres) long and was estimated to weigh over 8 tonnes (17,636 pounds).
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10 Facts About Killer Whales or Orcas Male killer whales are larger than females. Male and female orcas. Male killer whales can grow to a maximum length of 32 feet, while females can grow to 27 feet in length. Males weigh up to 22,000 pounds, while females weigh up to 16,500 pounds.
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Narwhal Like the beluga, narwhals are medium-sized whales. For both sexes, excluding the male's tusk, the total body size can range from 3.95 to 5.5 metres (13.0 to 18.0 feet); the males are slightly larger than the females. The average weight of an adult narwhal is 800 to 1,600 kilograms (1,800 to 3,500 pounds).he most conspicuous characteristic of the male narwhal is a single long tusk, a canine tooth that projects from the left side of the upper jaw, through the lip and forms a left-handed helix spiral. Their tusks grow throughout life, reaching lengths from about 1.5 to 3.1 m (4 ft 11 in to 10 ft 2 in).
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How Big Is the Biggest Whale? 1 A blue whale heart can weigh up to 1,300 pounds and is the size of a Volkswagen Beetle. 2  The tongue of an adult blue whale is approximately the same weight as an adult elephant.
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- (about 25 years). 1  Male Orcas usually grow to an average of 20-26 feet (6-8m) and weigh an average of 8,000-12,000 lb (3,600-5,400 kg). 2  Females grow to an average of 16-23 feet (5-7 m) and weigh between 3,000–6,000 lbs (1,300-2,700 kg). 3  Calves weigh about 400 lbs at birth (180 kg) and are between 7-8 feet long (2-3 m).
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Blue Whale Penis Interestingly although their penis is relatively long the average diameter of the penis is estimated to be about 1 ft., with larger whales growing between 15 – 18 inches in diameter. In terms of weight the estimated weight of a blue whales penis is assumed to be between 390 – 990 lbs. depending on the penises overall size. The testicles are also relatively large weighing in at up to 150 lbs. per testicle with smaller testicles weighing 100 lbs or less. During sexual intercourse as much as 30 – 40 pints of sperm may be ejaculated from a blue whales penis in a single session.
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Facts About Beluga Whales Beluga whales are among the smallest species of whales. Adult males range from 13 to 20 feet (4 to 6.1 meters) in length and weigh 2,000 to 3,000 lbs. (907 to 1,361 kilograms), according to National Geographic. Females are slightly smaller.
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Beluga whale Puzzle The beluga's body size is between that of a dolphin's and a true whale’s, with males growing up to 5.5 m (18 ft) long and weighing up to 1,600 kg (3,500 lb). This whale has a stocky body; it has the greatest percentage of blubber.
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Whale Whales range in size from the 2.6-metre (8.5 ft) and 135-kilogram (298 lb) dwarf sperm whale to the 34-metre (112 ft) and 190-metric-ton (210-short-ton) blue whale. Overall, they tend to dwarf other cetartiodactyls; the blue whale is the largest creature on earth.
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How Much Do Dolphins Weigh? These dolphins live off the coast of New Zealand, and the average adult weight of these small mammals is 88 to 132 pounds (40 to 60 kilograms). They have an average adult length of 3.8 to 5.3 feet (1.2 to 1.6 meters).
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Facts About Whales The newborn calf is about 7.5 m long and weighs about 5.5 – 7.3 tonnes. A baby blue whale drinks about 225 litres (about enough to fill a bath) of its mother’s fat-laden milk (it is 40-50% fat) a day, gaining 3.7 kilograms an hour, until at age 8 months they are 15 m long and 22.5 tonnes! The mother and calf may stay together for a year or longer, until the calf is about 13 m long.
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Narwhal Like the beluga, narwhals are medium-sized whales. For both sexes, excluding the male's tusk, the total body size can range from 3.95 to 5.5 metres (13.0 to 18.0 feet); the males are slightly larger than the females. The average weight of an adult narwhal is 800 to 1,600 kilograms (1,800 to 3,500 pounds).
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How long is a killer whale? Killer whales are also known as Orca and are actually a member of the Dolphin family. Their size differs greatly from males to females. The male killer whale can rage from 19 to 26 feet (6 to 8 metres) long and can weigh in excess of 6 tonnes (just over 13,200 pounds). Females tend to weigh less at only 4 to 5 tonnes (up to 11,000 pounds) and only grow to be 16 to 23 feet (5 to 7 metres) long.
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- Because a solid is generally heavier than a liquid, this weight in the whales' head allows it to dive deep to find food, up to 4,000 feet. SIZE: Males can reach 66 feet in length, though most are about 50 feet in length. Females are rarely longer than 40 feet in length.
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How Much Do Dolphins Weigh? An adult can weigh anywhere from 2,200 to 6,600 pounds (1,000 to 3,000 kilograms) and can measure from 12 to 18 feet (3.7 to 5.5 meters) in length. Finally, the largest dolphin is the killer whale, or orca.An adult female orca can weigh in at a whopping 16,500 pounds, and the male can weigh up to about 22,000 pounds (a range of 7,500 to 10,000 kilograms).Female orcas measure about 28 feet (8.5 meters) in length, and males are about 32 feet (10 meters) long at their largest.nother small dolphin is the Indus river dolphin; as an adult, this dolphin weighs about 150 to 200 pounds (70 to 90 kilograms) and measures 7.5 to 8.5 feet (2.3 to 2.6 meters) in length.
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Narwhal Like the beluga, narwhals are medium-sized whales. For both sexes, excluding the male's tusk, the total body size can range from 3.95 to 5.5 metres (13.0 to 18.0 feet); the males are slightly larger than the females. The average weight of an adult narwhal is 800 to 1,600 kilograms (1,800 to 3,500 pounds).he narwhal males are distinguished by a long, straight, helical tusk, which is an elongated upper left canine. The narwhal was one of many species described by Carolus Linnaeus in his publication Systema Naturae in 1758.
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- Whale sharks are the largest species of sharks in the world. Their average size ranges from 18 to 32 feet, but they have been known to reach 40 feet long or more. Whale sharks can reach a weight of approximately 20 tons.
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How long is a killer whale? The largest killer whale ever recorded was seen off the coast of Japan. It was a male measuring 32 feet (9.8 metres) long and was estimated to weigh over 8 tonnes (17,636 pounds). Calves weigh about 180 kilograms (350 to 500 pounds) and measure about 6 to 8 feet (1.8 to 2.4 metres) long.
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14 Amazing Facts about Whales The largest whale (and ever existing animal) is the blue whale: up to 33 m (100 ft) in length and 181 tons, but the average size is 27-28 m (81-84 ft) in length and 150 tons (of which 50 tons are blubber (!), as the fatty layer can be 40 cm (16 inch) wide).