How much does a giant squid weigh?
Typical weight
100–275 kg
That is 220–606 lb.
A deep-sea squid with the largest eyes of any animal, about 27 cm across; it was not filmed alive until 2004.
Females reach about 275 kg; males roughly 150 kg.
How that compares
Giant squid against things of a similar mass.
Tiger 100–310 kg
Galapagos tortoise 60–417 kg
Giant squid 100–275 kg
Motorcycle 90–400 kg
ATM 90–700 kg
Blue wildebeest 118–290 kg
Red deer 90–340 kg
Lion 120–250 kg
Common questions
- How much does a giant squid weigh?
- A giant squid weighs 100–275 kg (220–606 lb). Females reach about 275 kg; males roughly 150 kg.
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- How much does a blue whale weigh? 50–190 t
- How much does a great white shark weigh? 520–2,000 kg
- How much does a orca weigh? 1,300–10,000 kg
- How much does a bottlenose dolphin weigh? 150–650 kg
- How much does a humpback whale weigh? 25–40 t
- How much does a whale shark weigh? 9,000–21,000 kg
- How much does a sperm whale weigh? 15–57 t
- How much does a tiger shark weigh? 200–900 kg
- How much does a walrus weigh? 400–1,900 kg
- How much does a emperor penguin weigh? 22–45 kg
Sources
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — NOAA (Public domain (US Government))