• Question: How heavy is the Blue Wale?

    Asked by sploosh to Christine, Edd, Jess, Nicolas, Zara on 21 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Zara Gladman

      Zara Gladman answered on 21 Jun 2011:

      According to my googling, 108,000 kg but up to 136,000 kg. I’m not sure how accurate that is… it must be very difficult to weigh a whale!!

      Animals in water can be heavier than those on land because their weight is supported by the water. I lifted an old walrus skull once… it was sooo heavy!

    • Photo: Edward Codling

      Edward Codling answered on 21 Jun 2011:

      Hi sploosh

      (From wikipedia):
      A blue whale can grow to be 30 metres (98 ft) in length and 180 metric tons (200 short tons) or more in weight. It is the largest animal ever known to have existed!

      It gets this big eating tiny krill though! Krill are tinly little shrimps that live in the sea:
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krill

    • Photo: Jessica Chu

      Jessica Chu answered on 21 Jun 2011:

      Yeh I googled and got the same answer from Edd on wikipedia:
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_whale

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