The megalodon’s diet, however, primarily, consisted of sperm whales, baleen whales, and other large marine animals. Verdict: Another win for the blue whale in what seems to be a one sided comparison, the blue whales top speed of 20 miles an hour is almost double the suggested top speed of megalodon of 11 miles an hourĪlthough Megalodon was able to eat large fish, it was also known to prey on whales, seals, dugongs, manatees fish, and in fact anything else of a large enough size that found it’s in the ocean and within reach of its mouth. Megalodon was not even the fastest known shark, t hat record applies to the Shortfin Mako shark which is widely recognised as reaching 31 miles an hour (50 kph) with suggestions this may even rise to 60 mph – 96 kph. It was thought that when cruising along looking for something to sink those 276 teeth into it would travel at about 3.1 miles an hour ( 5 Kph) and when rushing into attack up to 11 miles an hour (18 Kph) Not fast enough to tackle a blue whale, that is if the blue whale knows it’s coming! ![]() The megalodon, even at an ambush speed, can not compete with a blue whales top speed. While not beating any ocean speed records ( currently held by the sailfish at 68 miles an hour!) it is plenty fast enough for an animal almost 3 times the size of an average bus! However, the blue whale can only maintain these speeds for short bursts. However, when it needs to, that big tail and powerful muscles connecting to it can increase that cruising speed from 5 miles an hour to around 20 mph (32.5 kph). ![]() the cruising speed of about 5 miles an hour (8 kph) is certainty not the fastest of marine animals. When looking at an animal the size of a blue whale you would be forgiven to imagine it is a slow methodical or even ponderous animal that drifts slowly through the ocean. (land or ocean) and despite some large long necked dinosaurs like Amphicoelias being suggested to be competitor for the title of heaviest ever animal this has yet to be proved. Verdict: Blue Whale wins again, its sheer massive size is the heaviest of any animal ever recorded on Earth. The blue whale can top the scales at over 173000 Kilogrammes (330,000 Lbs) with the megalodon coming in between 30 -65,000 Kg (66000 – 145,000 lbs) Still an incredible size for a shark of course, but less than half and almost less than a third the size of a Large Blue whale. Well despite the old saying muscle weighs more than fat, even the muscles of the megalodon did not make up for the sheer mass of the blue whale. However did this also apply to weight with the heavily muscled megalodon being one of the most powerful sharks. As we highlighted above the blue whale was almost double the size of the largest megalodon. Verdict: The Blue Whale wins by being almost double the length of even the mighty megalodon Weightĭespite plenty of similarities between these two marine animals they were more different than the same. it may have been the biggest and longest Shark but it was still half the length of a Blue whale! Megalodon as huge as it was, is thought to have had a maximum length of around 60 feet long, although there are estimates all the way up to and over 80 feet but these are generally not accepted. There are even unconfirmed reports of Blue whales exceeding 100 feet, and up to 111 feet long. As we highlighted in the table above the Blue whale has reached a confirmed size of just shy of 100 feet long. There is a clear winner in terms of length between the Blue whale and the Megalodon, the blue whale is the largest creature to ever live on earth and the largest shark just can’t compete. ![]() Hearing, Sight and touch, limited smell and taste.įish, Whales, dolphins, dugongs, marine reptiles other sharks Low frequency “hearing”, Excellent smell, Electrical Signal Sensors, Sight, Touch and taste. Blue Whale Characteristics CharacteristicsĦ6,000 Lbs – 143,000 Lbs 30,000 kg – 65,000 kgĥ miles an hour 8.05 kilometres per hour.ġ1.2 miles an hour 18 Kilometres per HourĢ0 miles an hour 32.5 kilometres per hour. ![]() Taking a look at the size, weight, diet, behavior and more to give a full and comprehension comparison between the Megalodon and the Blue whale and even what would happen if these two massive marine animals ever met. We take a look at the differences between the blue whale and the megalodon in the sections below. Blue whale details and differences in the table below and then follow up with both an infographic and further details if you need. We have included the most important Megalodon Vs. We will take a look at the megalodon in a side by side comparison below, and take a look at the question at what would happen if they ever did meet face to face. The Blue Whale and Megalodon lived millions of years apart and although both massive predators they had very different behaviours, sizes and diets.
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