The blue whale is the largest animal known in Earth's history. Exceptional historical records approach 33 m, while most modern measurements are shorter.
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Blue Whale beside a 1.7 m human
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Blue Whale33 mDetailed 3D model
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A 33 m whale spans roughly 19.4 reference-human heights. At 150 tonnes, it weighs as much as more than two thousand 70 kg people.
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Length, height and body mass
Argentinosaurus can edge past the whale in nose-to-tail length in some reconstructions, but the whale's dense, water-supported body is more than twice as massive.
Display length
33 m
Display height
5 m
Display mass
150 t
Evidence boundary
How certain is this size?
Living whales can be measured directly, but maximum-length records include historical whaling data of uneven quality. ScaleCheck uses 33 m as an exceptional upper comparison, not a typical adult.
Why compare it
The question this animal answers
The blue whale is the control case for giant-animal claims: it shows how length, body volume and the support of water combine to produce the largest known mass.
