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World’s Biggest Animal – The Blue Whale

136 tonnes 300K pounds
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#3Category rank 96%Weight position HighConfidence 1Source

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World’s Biggest Animal – The Blue Whale

World’s Biggest Animal – The Blue Whale has an estimated weight of 136 tonnes. It ranks #3 of 598 in the Animals category.

Source excerpt: The largest animal known to exist ever is the blue whale, which has been recorded to reach up to 100 feet in length and can weigh up to 150 tons. This giant species have lived for 1.5 million years!

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598 Items in category 4 tonnes Category average 100 kilograms Category median 8.51 milligrams–186 tonnes Category span

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Weight details

Typical 136 tonnes
Minimum 136 tonnes
Maximum 136 tonnes
Value type Exact
Weight reference text

The largest animal known to exist ever is the blue whale, which has been recorded to reach up to 100 feet in length and can weigh up to 150 tons.

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Kilograms136,078 kilograms
Pounds300,000 pounds
Metric tonnes136 tonnes
Grams136,077,711 grams
Ounces4,800,000 ounces
Stones21,429 stones

Source

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List of The 15 Heaviest Animals That Have Ever Lived weightofstuff.com · Animals · Section: 1. The World’s Biggest Animal – The Blue Whale · Article updated 2024-05-16
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How much does World’s Biggest Animal – The Blue Whale weigh?

World’s Biggest Animal – The Blue Whale typically weighs about 136 tonnes, within a recorded range of 136 tonnes.

Where does World’s Biggest Animal – The Blue Whale rank among Animals?

It ranks #3 of 598 entries in Animals, heavier than 96% of items in the dataset.

Where do these weight figures come from?

The data comes from 1 source articles on weightofstuff.com, most recently updated on 2024-05-16.

Dataset information

Items indexed <built-in method items of dict object at 0x7fb450eab0c0>
Source articles 430
Categories 11
Confidence High
Category Animals
Category rank #3 of 598
Weight position Heavier than 96% of items
Updated 2024-05-16
Measurement type Mass
Dataset ID worlds-biggest-animal-the-blue-whale
URL slug worlds-biggest-animal-the-blue-whale

Confidence reflects how explicit the source wording is: exact values are high, ranges or approximations are medium, and vague statements are low.