25 m
Typical representative
Uniformly scaled by rostrum-to-fluke total length; the pose is not stretched to every descriptive dimension.
Blue Whale
The blue whale is the largest animal known to have lived on Earth. This reference represents a 25 m adult with a mass of about 150 tonnes, shown in a clear side profile. Length is the primary comparison axis; body depth and fins vary naturally with posture.
Dimensions
- Height
- 5 m
- Length
- 25 m
- Weight
- 150 t
Quick facts
- Representative length
- 25 m
- Representative mass
- 150 t
Blue Whale · Size infographic
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Sources and measurement22 References
Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.
Measurement basis
Length is the primary comparison axis; body depth and fins vary naturally with posture.