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WHALE | SIZE OF CALF AT BIRTH | SIZE OF ADULT | |
BALEEN WHALES | Blue whale | 25 feet long (7.6 m) and weighs about 6-8 tons (5.4-7.3 tonnes) | 80 feet (25 m) long on average, weighing about 80-120 tons. The largest specimen found was a female 94 feet (29 m) long weighing more 174 tons (158 tonnes) |
Bowhead whale | 17 feet long and weighs about 5-6 tons (4.5-5.4 tonnes) | 50-60 feet (15-18.5 m) long, weighing over 80-110 tons (72-91 tonnes) | |
Gray whale | 15 feet long and weighs about 1-1.5 ton | 5-50 feet (13.8-15 m) long, weighing about 36 tons (33 tonnes) | |
Humpback whale | 4 feet long (4.3 m) and weighs about 2.5 tons (2.3 tonnes) | 52 feet (16 m) long, weighing 30-50 tons (27-45 tonnes) | |
Minke whale | 9 feet (2.8 m) long and weighs about 1,000 pounds (454 kg) | 25-30 feet (7.8-9 m) long, weighing about 6-7.5 tons (5.4-6.8 tonnes) | |
Right whales | 16-19 feet (4.8-6 m) long | Northern right whales females grow to be about 50 feet (15.5 m) long, males are about 49 feet (15 m) long and weigh approximately 120,000 pounds (54,000 kg). Southern right whale females are about 54 feet (16.5 m) long, males are about 50 feet (15.2 m) long. | |
TOOTHED WHALES | Beluga whale | 4-5 feet (1.2-1.5 m) long and weighs over 100-140 lbs (45-64 kg) | 15 feet (4.6 m) long on average, weighing about 3,300 pounds (1.500 kg) |
Bottlenose Dolphin | -- | 7-12 feet (3.3 m) long, weighing more than 1,400 pounds (635 kg). Most are smaller than this. | |
Narwhal | -- | 7-10 feet (2-3 m) long | |
Orca or killer whale | 6.5-8 feet (2-2.5 m) long, weighing up to 400 pounds (180 kg) | 27-33 feet (8-10 m) long, weighing more than 8,000-12,000 pounds (3.600-5.400 kg) | |
Sperm whale | 13 feet (4 m) long and weighs about 1 ton (0.9 tonnes) | 50-60 feet (17-20 m) long, weighing about 40-50 tons (36-45 tonnes) |
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