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How much does a Cuvier’s beaked whale weight?

It is hard to guess what a Cuvier’s beaked whale weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) on average weights 4772.5 kg (10521.55 lbs).

The Cuvier’s beaked whale is from the family Ziphiidae (genus: Ziphius). They can live for up to 36 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 9.8 cm (0′ 4″). Usually, Cuvier’s beaked whales have 1 babies per litter.

As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.

The average adult weight of a Cuvier's beaked whale is 4772.5 kg (10521.55 lbs)

Cuvier’s beaked whale or the goose-beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris), the only member of the genus Ziphius, is the most widely distributed of all the beaked whales. It is one of the most frequently seen beached whales, despite preferring deep pelagic waters, usually deeper than 1,000 m (3,300 ft).The species name comes from Greek xiphos, “sword”, and Latin cavus, “hollow” and rostrum, “beak”, referring to the indentation on the head in front of the blowhole.

Animals of the same family as a Cuvier’s beaked whale

We found other animals of the Ziphiidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Cuvier’s beaked whale

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Ziphius cavirostris:

Animals with the same litter size as a Cuvier’s beaked whale

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Cuvier’s beaked whale:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Cuvier’s beaked whale

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Cuvier’s beaked whale: