I am looking for the average adult skeleton of the largest mammal on earth (Blue Whale), smallest (Hog Nosed or Bumblebee bat), and a human. Male or female, or an average of the two. Does anyone know?
2006-10-08 02:49:25 · 2 answers · asked by Laura A 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
As for the Blue whale skeleton, contact the curator of the Seymour Marine Discovery Center at the first site below. They current hold the only nearly complete Blue whale skeleton in the world (at 87 feet long). They did not list the mass of the bones.
Based upon the body mass of an average adult, I would guess the skeleton to have a mass of about 25 metric tons.
Craseonycteris thonglongyai, the hog-nosed bat, has a total adult body weight of 1.5 to 2.0 grams. The typical skeleton is about 0.25 to .45 grams.
Humans are a different problem. The typical numbers given for an adult skeleton amount to about 20 percent of the total body mass. This is for "fresh bone", with the marrow intact. The dried bones (such as for a display specimen) are usually 20 percent lighter.
The average weight for males in the USA is about 190 pounds. For women about 165 pounds. For men, a fresh skeleton would weight 38 pounds or 30.4 pounds dried. For women, 33 pounds fresh and 26.4 when dried. This does not take into account osteoporosis.
2006-10-09 12:19:44 · answer #1 · answered by Richard 7 · 73⤊ 0⤋
Blue Whale Bones
2016-10-31 08:05:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chris Christie and the blue whale are about even,Rush lost a little weight he only weighs as much as a baby elephant now.
2016-03-18 06:30:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋