Body length3.3 m
127 quadrillionthsLight-days
11Wine bottle heights
7.3 thousandthsPetronas Tower heights
Adult male; females are smaller at ~2.7 m
Photo by Sergi Ferrete on Unsplash
Walrus
The mustachioed heavyweight of the Arctic/Marine Life
The walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) is a massive pinniped that uses its iconic tusks to haul itself onto ice floes, establish dominance, and poke breathing holes. Both males and females have tusks, which are actually elongated canine teeth that never stop growing. They can slow their heartbeat to survive frigid Arctic water temperatures.
Measurements
Body mass1,200 kg
10,619Sticks of butter
222Unabridged dictionaries
218 trillionthsTeaspoons of neutron star
Adult male; females ~800 kg
Tusk length1 m
150 billionthsNile Rivers
1.92Human forearms
Can reach up to 1 m in males
Vibrissae (whisker) length3 tenths m
5.7 tenthsUkulele lengths
555 millionthsOne World Trade Centers
Highly sensitive; used to detect shellfish on the ocean floor
Blubber thickness1.5 tenths m
4.69SD card lengths
545 millionWater molecules
2 tenthsHuman strides
~15 cm of insulating blubber
Daily food intake35 kg
15.4Bags of flour
1.3 hundredthsBlue whale tongues
Mostly clams and mussels
Dive depth80 m
14.8 quadrillionCarbon nuclei
2.4 thousandthsBermuda lengths
2.67Blue whale lengths
Typical foraging depth; can reach 100+ m