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The largest confirmed individual had a length of 12.65 metres (41.50 ft) and a weight of more than 21.5 tonnes (47,000 lb), and there are unconfirmed reports of considerably larger whale sharks. Claims of individuals over 14 metres (46 ft) long and weighing at least 30 tonnes (66,000 lb) are not uncommon.
The average Whale Shark size is about 12.2 m. (40 ft.) in length and can weigh up to 13.6 tons (15 short tons).Whale sharks are amazing and I love them :)
The whale shark grows to be anywhere from 18 to 33 feet long. Converted to inches, this works out to be 216 to 396 inches.
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What size is the Whale Shark?
It is 40 to 59 feet long!
How long are whale shark tteeth?
whale sharks have very small teeth and sharp. Whale sharks only eat tiny fish.
Does a shark have anything to do with whale sharks?
Yes. A whale shark is a shark. It is known as a whale shark because of its great size, that is comparable to that of larger whales.
Is the whale shark or the blue whale the largest mammal on earth?
The Blue whale is the largest mammal on earth. average size of the whale is 87 feet long. that's about as big as a passenger jet. it is also the loudest animal on the planet. And the whale shark is a fish.
What is the size difference between whale and shark?
A whale Shark is a Shark "big as a whale". Means it's a fish, Breathes with gills etc. Whales are mammals, air breathing, live birth etc.
How does a whale shark's size help it?
For one, it would be very hard to capture a Whale Shark(as in fishermen). And it is not prey to any known animal.
What size is a baby whale shark?
large sharks
Which whale is bigger the blue whale or the whale shark?
The blue whale. Technically the whale shark isn't acually a whale, but in fact the worlds largest fish (shark). The blue whale, also happens to be the largest animal (mammal) on the planet.The blue whale is nearly twice the size of the whale shark, to 90 feet or more.
Do beluga whales have lungs or gills?
All whales have lungs. No whale has gills. The whale Shark has gills, but that name comes from it being a Shark - a fish - the size of a whale.
What is bigger a whale shark or a great white shark?
Whale shark, it grows to about 40 feet. The white shark grows to about 23 feet.Whale sharks are bigger.The largest whale sharks can reach 12 meters in length while great white sharks only reach 8 meters, at the most.
Are Whale Sharks massive?
no not really about same size as a normal shark
How big is a whale shark's eye?
It's the size of a golf ball.
