⚖️ The 10 heaviest animals on Peabody

The top ten

1. 🐋 Blue whale · 165 tons150 tonnes1
2. 🐋 Sperm whale · 15 to 45 tons14 to 41 tonnes2females to males; US tons
3. 🦈 Whale shark · 40 tons36 tonnes3the most, by some estimates
4. 🐋 Humpback whale · 25 to 35 tons23 to 32 tonnes4
5. 🐳 Orca · 4 to 8 tons3.6 to 7.3 tonnes5US tons assumed
6. 🐘 African elephant · 6 tons5.4 tonnes6males, up to; African elephants in general
7. 🐘 Asian elephant · 3 to 6 tons2.8 to 5.4 tonnes7
8. 🦏 White rhinoceros · 1.7 to 2.6 tons1.5 to 2.4 tonnes8
9. 🐟 Giant manta ray · 2.6 tons2.4 tonnes9maximum
10. 🐡 Ocean sunfish · 2.5 tons2.3 tonnes10maximum

How this list is ranked

Ranked by the heaviest grown-up weight each animal's source gives.

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1. NOAA Fisheries, checked 30 October 2026.
2. NOAA Fisheries, checked 30 October 2026.
3. NOAA National Ocean Service, checked 30 October 2026.
4. National Park Service, Kenai Fjords National Park, checked 30 October 2026.
5. National Park Service, Kenai Fjords National Park, checked 30 October 2026.
6. Smithsonian Institution, "Africa's Elephant Kingdom" educator guide (PDF), checked 30 October 2026.
7. Smithsonian's National Zoo, checked 30 October 2026.
8. US Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal Register 2013 (Listing the Southern White Rhino), checked 30 October 2026.
9. NOAA Fisheries, checked 30 October 2026.
10. National Park Service, Acadia National Park, checked 30 October 2026.