![]() ![]() They do, however, have great hearing, and the ability to call for other whales from miles away. The Blue Whale, by contrast, has no or little sense of smell, and can see clearly up to about 35 feet underwater. It is believed that this beast had an acute smell, impressive vision (especially in low light scenarios), and strong hearing. Senses are vitally important in any animal fight, giving each creature situational awareness, and visual, auditory, physical, and other inputs needed to react defensively or offensively.Īs for the Megalodon, its senses were believed to have been highly evolved, making it a killer apex predator capable of hunting down its prey with precision and agility. Whereas the Blue Whale doesn’t even have teeth, the Megalodon sports serrated daggers ready to lock down on prey. While the Blue Whale has the biggest mouth, it is the Megalodon’s which is outfitted for battle. Who Wins on Bite Force, Teeth, and Jaw Size? But that’s where the music stops for the Blue Whale, with a bite force of only 19,000 PSI it is significantly less forceful than its adversary in this battle. One such advantage may be the whale’s ability to open its jar to nearly a 90-degree angle. The size of the Blue Whale’s mouth, however, is quite impressive, large enough to hold up to 100 tons of water and food when full. Alternatively, they have a baleen sieve (plates of bone) lined with bristles through which small schools of fish and plankton are filtered. On the flip side, we have the Blue Whale, which belongs to a group of whales called ‘Baleen Whales’. Add to that a bite force of nearly 108,514 and 182,201 Newtons (N) and you’d be best advised to stay away from the ‘business end’ of this apex predator. Megalodon’s jaw was lined with 276 razor-sharp serrated teeth evolutionarily designed to rip and tear through flesh. But size isn’t the only factor in contention here. ![]() It is believed that Megalodon’s mouth was between 9-11ft in width. You think your friend Todd has a big mouth? Wait till you get the measurements of these beasts. While that can in many ways be advantageous, water is tough to move quickly through, and the smaller Megalodon size profile may aid in faster more agile attacks and defensive movements. It’s pretty obvious that the Blue Whale is the bigger apex predator in this fight. By contrast, the Blue Whale tips the scale at around 100-110 tons and tops lengths of up to 100 feet. The Megalodon weighs in at upwards of 50-70 tons, measuring a span of up to 60-70 feet in length. The same can be said of a fight between a Megalodon and a Blue Whale. Simply put, size can (in many cases) be highly advantageous in a physical altercation. There is a reason why boxing, wrestling, and UFC fighters compete in weight classes. Key factors to consider in a fight between these legends of the deep 1. To answer the question of which creature is truly the APEX PREDATOR of the ocean, we take a closer look at the defensive and offensive attributes of these behemoths, giving you an idea of how a battle royale between the two would play out. When it comes to ocean-bound apex predators, two of the most impressive to date are the mighty Megalodon and the massive Blue Whale.Īlthough both are separated by around 3.4 million years (the time when Megalodon is thought to have gone extinct), more curious minds wonder what a matchup between the two would look like. ![]()
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