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How large is the largest blue whale?


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Today's blue whales average between 75 and 82 feet (23-25 meters) long. 200 years ago, they averaged about 100 feet (30.5 m), and weighed in at 150 tons. The largest ever recorded (that I know of) was 110 feet long! Longer than 2 city buses and powered by the heart the size of a taxicab!!

Tom F Ihde


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