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Which animal has the longest intestines?

Question #151329. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Jun 26 2024.
Originally posted Jun 26 2024 8:20 PM.

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Answer has 4 votes.

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Is it the blue whale or the sperm whale?
It’s a fairly close contest between the sperm whale and the blue whale. For most whale and dolphin species, the length of their intestines works out as: (body length0.762) x 17.02. That comes to more than 150m of intestine in the case of a large sperm whale and possibly as much as 220m for a blue whale.
link https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/how-long-is-the-largest-animal-intestine

The above reference makes no distinction between toothed and baleen whales. The following source says that the winner is the sperm whale:
Because sperm whales only have teeth on the lower jaw, they cannot chew and may end up eating their prey alive. But every problem has its solution… sperm whales have evolved the longest digestive system in the world: it can reach 300 m long!
link https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/gemmlab/2020/12/14/five-mind-blowing-facts-about-sperm-whales/

Whichever is the correct answer, our cetacean friends certainly have very lengthy digestive systems.

Response last updated by psnz on Jun 26 2024.
Jun 26 2024, 8:26 PM
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