How big is a blue whale?
27 m long · 88.6 ft
The largest animal ever known, commonly around 25 to 30 meters.
City bus 12 m
Blue whale 27 m
Compared with things you know
- A blue whale is about 6.0× the length of a family car Family car: 4.5 m
- A blue whale is about 4.9× the height of a giraffe Giraffe: 5.5 m
- A blue whale is about 2.3× the length of a city bus City bus: 12 m
- A blue whale is about 1.5× the length of a bowling lane Bowling lane: 18.3 m
Think you could size it by eye? A blue whale is one of the objects in Sizedle.
Similar animals
- Sperm whale 16 m long 52.5 ft
- Humpback whale 15 m long 49.2 ft
- Giant squid 12 m long 39.4 ft
- Whale shark 12 m long 39.4 ft
- Orca 7 m long 23 ft
- Giant manta ray 7 m wide 23 ft