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A blue whale can weigh as much as 200 short tons (400,000 lbs). An adult blue whale can weigh up to around 180 metric tons (400,000lbs). A blue whale can weigh as much as 200 short tons (400,000 lbs).An adult blue whale can weigh up to around 180 metric tons (400,000lbs). A blue whale calve can weigh up to 2.7 metric tons (almost 6000lbs)
It was the first whale hunted by American whalers, and it was so depleted that it has not recovered despite being protected for over 50 years. The maximum length of right whales is about 18.6 meters (60 feet), and the maximum weight is slightly more than 91 metric tonnes (100 tons).