![]() Numerous heart rate recordings also exhibit changing heart rates depending on the particular whale, its size, and its condition. Notably, the heart rate is considerably influenced based on whether the blue whale is underwater or floating at the surface. However, when not submerged a surfaced blue whale’s heart rates measure as high as 25 – 37 bpm. ![]() Heart RateĪt a rate of 2 – 10 bpm when submerged, the blue whale’s heartbeat can be heard from over 2 miles away. In contrast, a blue whale’s heart can weigh more than 400 lbs. When comparing a human’s heart to the heart of a blue whale, the average size of a human’s heart is about the same as that individual’s fist and weighs less than a pound in most healthy adults. However, recent measurements bring it closer to the size of a small golf kart or go-kart. ![]() It was previously thought the heart was the size of a Volkswagon. In terms of size, the blue whale’s heart is about the size of a golf kart or go-kart. The aorta alone measures in at over 9 inches! The blue whale’s heart can weigh more than 400 lbs. The arteries are so large, in fact, that a full-size human could swim through them. To get blood through the blue whale’s large body, it has massive arteries, which pump blood through the heart and into its major vital organs. ![]() On average most blue whales grow to be around 70 – 90 ft in length, weigh around 100 – 150 tons. In fact, everything about the blue whale is large including its, arteries and heart. The largest of the blue whales can measure in at over 100 ft in length and can weigh more than 180 tons at its largest. The blue whale is a massive creature and is the largest living animal globally, even larger than most dinosaurs. ![]()
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