How big is a sperm whale?
16 m long · 52.5 ft
Big males are about sixteen meters long.
Giraffe 5.5 m
Sperm whale 16 m
Compared with things you know
- A sperm whale is about 8.0× the height of a basketball player Basketball player: 2 m
- A sperm whale is about 7.9× the height of a door Door: 2.03 m
- A sperm whale is about 3.6× the length of a family car Family car: 4.5 m
- A sperm whale is about 2.9× the height of a giraffe Giraffe: 5.5 m
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Similar animals
- Humpback whale 15 m long 49.2 ft
- Giant squid 12 m long 39.4 ft
- Whale shark 12 m long 39.4 ft
- Blue whale 27 m long 88.6 ft
- Orca 7 m long 23 ft
- Giant manta ray 7 m wide 23 ft