🐋 Blue whale vs Giant Pacific octopus 🐙
The blue whale is about 15 times as long as the giant Pacific octopus. The blue whale weighs about 8,100 times as much as the giant Pacific octopus.
| Row | 🐋 Blue whale | 🐙 Giant Pacific octopus |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed We don't have a checked number for the giant Pacific octopus yet. | 20 mph32 km/h1 | no checked number yet |
| Weight The blue whale weighs about 8,100 times as much as the giant Pacific octopus. | 165 tons150 tonnes1 | 31 to 51 lb14 to 23 kg2 |
| Lives The blue whale usually lives about 20 times as long as the giant Pacific octopus. | 80 to 90 years80 to 90 years1 | 3 to 5 years3 to 5 years2 |
| Eats The blue whale eats tiny floating sea life; the giant Pacific octopus eats meat. | krill, tiny shrimp-like animals, by the mouthful | crabs, clams, shrimp and fish |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | every ocean | the cold North Pacific, from California to Japan |
Which one? Blue whale or giant Pacific octopus
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the giant Pacific octopus yet, so there is no race.
We only race. Real animals mostly avoid each other. A race is the only fair contest: who reaches the tree first, by top speed.
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Where these numbers come from
- NOAA Fisheries, checked 30 October 2026.
- NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, checked 30 October 2026.